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Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) —
also known as Julian P. Alexander —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., December
7, 1887.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;
circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Newcomen
Society; Kappa
Sigma.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowl football
game, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
1, 1953 (age 65 years, 25
days).
Interment at Cedarlawn
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.
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Maryon Pittman Allen (1925-2018) —
also known as Maryon Pittman; Maryon Pittman Mullins;
Mrs. Jim Allen —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
30, 1925.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1978; appointed 1978; defeated, 1978; columnist
for the Washington Post newspaper,
1978-81.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Zonta.
Died July 23,
2018 (age 92 years, 235
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Dozier Anderson (1862-1952) —
also known as William D. Anderson —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Pontotoc
County, Miss., July 20,
1862.
Lawyer;
Lee
County Attorney; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1890; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1890; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1910; appointed 1910.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died January
6, 1952 (age 89 years, 170
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Tupelo, Miss.
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Stevenson Archer (1786-1848) —
of Maryland.
Born near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., October
11, 1786.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1809-10; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1811-17, 1819-21; judge of
Mississippi territorial supreme court, 1817-18; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1823-48; died in office 1848.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., June 26,
1848 (age 61 years, 259
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Churchville, Md.
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Haley Reeves Barbour (b. 1947) —
also known as Haley Barbour —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., October
22, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1982; lobbyist;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1993-97; Governor of
Mississippi, 2004-12; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Mississippi, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair), 2012.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marsha Blackburn (b. 1952) —
of Brentwood, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., June 6,
1952.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state senate, 1998-2002; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 2003-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Earl Leroy Brewer (1869-1942) —
also known as Earl Brewer —
of Water Valley, Yalobusha
County, Miss.; Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Carroll
County, Miss., August
11, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1896-1900; Governor of
Mississippi, 1912-16; defeated, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1912
(speaker),
1916,
1920
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March
10, 1942 (age 72 years, 211
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clarksdale, Miss.
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William Donald Cameron (1846-1909) —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Lauderdale
County, Miss., April 5,
1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Lauderdale
County Circuit Clerk, 1871; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1900,
1904.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died June 11,
1909 (age 63 years, 67
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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Jeremiah Watkins Clapp (1814-1898) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., September
24, 1814.
Delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Representative
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
Presbyterian.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., September
5, 1898 (age 83 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Ross Alexander Collins (1880-1968) —
also known as Ross A. Collins —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Collinsville, Lauderdale
County, Miss., April
25, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1911-19; candidate for Governor of
Mississippi, 1919; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1921-35, 1937-43;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1934 (primary), 1947.
Presbyterian or Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Died in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., July 14,
1968 (age 88 years, 80
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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George Waddel Currie (b. 1885) —
also known as George W. Currie —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Covington
County, Miss., October
18, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; chair of
Forrest County Democratic Party, 1920-29.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward James Currie and Lucy (Westbrook) Currie; married, June 12,
1912, to Anita Gibon. |
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Rickey Lee Davis (1951-2014) —
also known as Rick Davis —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born, in Tunica County Hospital,
Tunica, Tunica
County, Miss., February
8, 1951.
Mayor
of Caruthersville, Mo., 1994-98, 2014; died in office 2014.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died, from smoke
inhalation during a fire at his
home, Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo., July 23,
2014 (age 63 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Nathaniel Ethridge Jr. (1912-1971) —
of Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss.
Born in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., August
3, 1912.
Lawyer;
law
professor; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1950-71; died in office 1971; chief
justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1966-71; died in
office 1971.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died July 29,
1971 (age 58 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oxford Memorial Cemetery, Oxford, Miss.
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Thomas Watt Gregory (1861-1933) —
also known as Thomas W. Gregory —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Crawfordsville (unknown
county), Miss., November
6, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Attorney General, 1914-19.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of pneumonia,
in his room at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1933 (age 71 years, 112
days).
Interment somewhere
in Austin, Tex.
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Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) —
also known as Robert S. Hall —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Williamsburg, Covington
County, Miss., March
10, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1906-08; Forrest
County Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District,
1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 10,
1941 (age 62 years, 92
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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David Holmes (1769-1832) —
of Winchester,
Va.; Washington, Adams
County, Miss.
Born near Hanover, York
County, Pa., March
10, 1769.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 4th
District 1807-09); Governor
of Mississippi Territory, 1809-11, 1812-15; Governor of
Mississippi, 1817-20, 1826; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1820-25.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., August
20, 1832 (age 63 years, 163
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist
or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Jehu Amaziah Orr (1828-1921) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Anderson
County, S.C., April
10, 1828.
Lawyer;
member of Mississippi state legislature, 1852; delegate
to Mississippi secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress,
1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; district
judge in Mississippi 6th District, 1870-76.
Presbyterian.
Died in Columbus, Lowndes
County, Miss., March 9,
1921 (age 92 years, 333
days).
Interment at Friendship
Cemetery, Columbus, Miss.
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John Milliken Parker (1863-1939) —
also known as John M. Parker —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Washington, St. Landry
Parish, La., March
16, 1863.
Cotton
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1920;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1920-24; defeated (Progressive), 1916.
Presbyterian.
Died May 20,
1939 (age 76 years, 65
days).
Entombed at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Paul Michael Parker (b. 1949) —
also known as Mike Parker —
of Mississippi.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., October
31, 1949.
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1989-99; Republican
candidate for Governor of
Mississippi, 2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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Jefferson Truly (1861-1946) —
also known as Jeff Truly —
of Fayette, Jefferson
County, Miss.
Born in Fayette, Jefferson
County, Miss., July 21,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1886-88; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1898-1903; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1903-06; appointed 1903.
Presbyterian.
Died in Mississippi, August
25, 1946 (age 85 years, 35
days).
Interment at Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Miss.
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James Weir (1802-1885) —
of Yalobusha
County, Miss.; Grenada
County, Miss.
Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March 5,
1802.
Planter;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1849-52.
Presbyterian; later Baptist.
Died in Cadaretta, Webster
County, Miss., May 12,
1885 (age 83 years, 68
days).
Interment at Lamon's
Cemetery, South Graysport, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of James Wier and Mary (Hamilton) Wier; married to Elizabeth Evans
and Elizabeth Jane Pruett. |
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Jamie Lloyd Whitten (1910-1995) —
also known as Jamie L. Whitten —
of Charleston, Tallahatchie
County, Miss.
Born in Cascilla, Tallahatchie
County, Miss., April
18, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1941-95 (2nd District 1941-73,
1st District 1973-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., September
9, 1995 (age 85 years, 144
days).
Interment at Charleston
N.E. Cemetery, Charleston, Miss.
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Thomas Webber Wilson (1893-1948) —
also known as T. Webber Wilson —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.
Born in Coldwater, Tate
County, Miss., January
24, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1923-29; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1933-35.
Presbyterian. Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen.
Died in 1948
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Coldwater, Miss.
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