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Robert Huntington Adams (1792-1830) —
also known as Robert H. Adams —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., 1792.
Son of John Adams (1760-1795).
Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1828; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1830; died in office 1830.
Died in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., July 2,
1830 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery.
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John Anthony Quitman (1799-1858) —
also known as John A. Quitman —
of Mississippi.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
1, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1826-27; delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1835-36; Governor of
Mississippi, 1835-36, 1850-51; state court judge in Mississippi,
1838; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1848,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1855-58; died in
office 1858.
Member, Freemasons.
Presumed to have been deliberately
poisoned
at a banquet during the inauguration of President James
Buchanan, in Washington, D.C., and subsequently died, near
Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., July 17,
1858 (age 58 years, 319
days).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Smith (1735-1803) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., March 22,
1735.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774.
Died September
17, 1803 (age 68 years, 179
days).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery.
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Ayres Phillips Merrill (1825-1883) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
24, 1825.
Son of Ayres Phillips Merrill (M.D.).
Lawyer;
evacuated from Natchez during the Civil War, along with other
Northern sympathizers, with the help of Gen. Ulysses
S. Grant; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1876-77.
Died September
16, 1883 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery.
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Married to Jane Sarah Surget. |
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Percy Edwards Quin (1872-1932) —
also known as Percy E. Quin —
of McComb, Pike
County, Miss.
Born near Liberty, Amite
County, Miss., October
30, 1872.
Son of Rev. Henry G. Quin and Virginia (Davis) Quin.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1900-02; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1913-32; died in
office 1932.
Baptist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 1932 (age 59 years, 97
days).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery.
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John Perkins, Jr. (1819-1885) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., July 1,
1819.
Democrat. State court judge in Louisiana, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1853-55; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Louisiana to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., November
28, 1885 (age 66 years, 150
days).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery.
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William Gwin Benbrook (1837-1922) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.
Born May 16,
1837.
Mayor
of Natchez, Miss., 1889-1922.
Died November
6, 1922 (age 85 years, 174
days).
Interment at Natchez City Cemetery.
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