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Politicians in Railroading in Mississippi

Benjamin Franklin Cameron Jr. (1890-1964) — also known as Ben F. Cameron — of Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss. Born in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss., December 14, 1890. School teacher; lawyer; attorney for railroads and Southern Bell Telephone; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1929-33. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1964 (age about 73 years). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Cameron and Elizabeth (Garner) Cameron; married, June 3, 1919, to Polly Paine.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jacob McGavock Dickinson (1851-1928) — also known as Jacob M. Dickinson — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Columbus, Lowndes County, Miss., January 30, 1851. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1891-93; law professor; general counsel, Illinois Central Railroad, 1899-1909; U.S. Secretary of War, 1909-11. Member, Izaak Walton League. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 13, 1928 (age 77 years, 318 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.   Relatives: Son of Henry Dickinson and Anna (McGavock) Dickinson; married, April 20, 1876, to Martha Maxwell Overton; uncle of Henry Dickinson Lindsley.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) — also known as R. V. Fletcher — of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Grant County, Ky., September 27, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; appointed 1908; general attorney, Illinois Central Railroad, 1911. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26, 1893, to Etta Childers.   Robert Virgil Fletcher (b. 1869) — of Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Washington, D.C. Born in Grant County, Ky., September 27, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Mississippi state attorney general, 1907-08; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1908-09; general attorney, Illinois Central Railroad, 1911-19. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John M. Fletcher and Mary (Luman) Fletcher; married, June 26, 1893, to Etta Childers. Dan Edward Garvey (1886-1974) — also known as Dan E. Garvey — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., June 19, 1886. Democrat. Railroad accountant; Pima County Treasurer, 1935-38; secretary of state of Arizona, 1942-48; appointed 1942; Governor of Arizona, 1948-51; defeated in primary, 1950. Died in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 5, 1974 (age 87 years, 231 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)

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