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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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George H. Carley (b. 1938) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
24, 1938.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1966; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979-93; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley; married 1960 to Sandra
M. Lineberger. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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James Plemon Coleman (1914-1991) —
also known as J. P. Coleman —
of Ackerman, Choctaw
County, Miss.
Born in Ackerman, Choctaw
County, Miss., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Aaron
Lane Ford, 1935-39; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940,
1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; circuit judge in
Mississippi, 1947-50; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1950; Mississippi
state attorney general, 1950-56; Governor of
Mississippi, 1956-60; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960-64; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1965-.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died September
28, 1991 (age 77 years, 262
days).
Interment at Enon
Cemetery, Ackerman, Miss.
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William Meyers Colmer (1890-1980) —
also known as William M. Colmer —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.
Born in Moss Point, Jackson
County, Miss., February
11, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Jackson
County Attorney, 1921-27; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1933-73 (6th District 1933-63,
5th District 1963-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Mississippi, 1936,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Rotary; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Elks.
Died in Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss., September
9, 1980 (age 90 years, 211
days).
Interment at Machpelah
Cemetery, Pascagoula, Miss.
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John Patrick Henry Culkin (1887-1951) —
also known as J. H. Culkin —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Oak Ridge, Warren
County, Miss., April
17, 1887.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; newspaper
editor; Warren
County Superintendent of Education, 1912-26; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1929-42.
Catholic.
Irish,
English,
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose;
Rotary; Woodmen;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1951
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
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Presumably named
for: Patrick
Henry |
| | | Relatives: Son of Patrick Lawrence
Culkin and Elizabeth (Hearn) Culkin; married, July 12,
1915, to Clara Augusta Linstrom. |
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Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler III (1899-1951) —
also known as L. N. Dantzler Jr. —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
25, 1899.
Lumber
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Tampa,
Fla., 1928-47.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., March
30, 1951 (age 51 years, 186
days).
Interment at Griffin Cemetery, Moss Point, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler and Bessie (Hunt) Dantzler; married 1921 to Louise
Gay. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Tampa Morning Tribune,
March 31, 1951 |
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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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Wall Doxey (1892-1962) —
of Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., August
8, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marshall
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rd
District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Rotary.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 2,
1962 (age 69 years, 206
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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Ezekiel Candler Gathings (1903-1979) —
also known as Ezekiel C. Gathings —
of West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark.
Born in Prairie, Monroe
County, Miss., November
10, 1903.
Democrat. Member of Arkansas
state senate, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1939-69.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in West Memphis, Crittenden
County, Ark., May 2,
1979 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Crittenden
Memorial Park, Marion, Ark.
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Cecil Claymon Grimes Jr. (1922-2014) —
of Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Washington
County, Miss., July 23,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1959-62; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1962-72 (Georgetown County 1962-66, 10th
District 1967-68, 15th District 1969-72); bank
director.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Rotary.
Died in Georgetown, Georgetown
County, S.C., October
8, 2014 (age 92 years, 77
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prince
George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Sadie (Ehlers) Grimes and Cecil Claymon Grimes, Sr.; married, October
4, 1947, to Harriet Horry Pyatt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Carolina
Legislative Manual 1964 |
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Lee Davis Hall (1893-1963) —
also known as Lee D. Hall —
of Columbia, Marion
County, Miss.
Born in Laurel, Jones
County, Miss., November
20, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Mayor of Columbia, Miss., 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1936;
justice
of Mississippi state supreme court, 1949-61.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died October
30, 1963 (age 69 years, 344
days).
Interment at Columbia City Cemetery, Columbia, Miss.
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Horace H. Harned Jr. (b. 1920) —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Born in State College, Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss., July 27,
1920.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1952-56; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1960-64, 1966-.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Kappa
Sigma; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Goodbar Johnston (b. 1880) —
also known as Oscar G. Johnston —
of Clarksdale, Coahoma
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Scott, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., January
27, 1880.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1908-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936,
1940,
1944
(speaker),
1948
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Mississippi, 1920-24.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Steven McCarty Palazzo (b. 1970) —
also known as Steven Palazzo —
of Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss.
Born in Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., February
21, 1970.
Republican. Accountant;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 2006-10; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 2011-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2012.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2020.
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John Elliott Rankin (1882-1960) —
also known as John E. Rankin —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Itawamba
County, Miss., March
29, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1921-53; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Woodmen;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died November
26, 1960 (age 78 years, 242
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, West Point, Miss.
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Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) —
also known as Dallas B. Smith —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Opelika, Lee
County, Ala., March 9,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, in the Veterans Hospital,
Gulfport, Harrison
County, Miss., August
1, 1936 (age 53 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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Gary Eugene Taylor (b. 1953) —
also known as Gene Taylor —
of Bay St. Louis, Hancock
County, Miss.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
17, 1953.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1984-89; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1989-2003 (5th District
1989-2003, 4th District 2003); defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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