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Charles Hardy Carr (b. 1903) —
also known as Charles H. Carr —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Coahoma, Coahoma
County, Miss., August
18, 1903.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of California, 1943-46.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Hardy Carr and MaiBelle (Landers) Carr; married, August
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Martin Sennet Conner (1891-1950) —
also known as Sennet Conner; Mike Conner —
of Seminary, Covington
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss., August
31, 1891.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1944;
Speaker
of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1916-24; Governor of
Mississippi, 1932-36.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Served as Southeastern Conference Baseball
Commissioner.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
16, 1950 (age 59 years, 16
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Memorial Park, Jackson, Miss.
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Chester Trent Lott (b. 1941) —
also known as Trent Lott —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., October
9, 1941.
Republican. Lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. William
M. Colmer, 1968-72; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1973-89; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1989-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2021.
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John Cornelius Stennis (1901-1995) —
also known as John C. Stennis —
of DeKalb, Kemper
County, Miss.
Born in Kemper
County, Miss., August
3, 1901.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960;
state court judge in Mississippi, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha
Chi Rho.
Died April
23, 1995 (age 93 years, 263
days).
Interment at DeKalb
Cemetery, DeKalb, Miss.
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