Claiborne County
Mississippi
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Claiborne County
Mississippi
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Claiborne County
Index to Locations
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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) —
also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys —
of Mississippi.
Born in Claiborne
County, Miss., August
26, 1808.
Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1837; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Governor of
Mississippi, 1865-68.
During Reconstruction,
he was physically
ejected from the governor's office by an armed force under the
orders of the U.S. military commander of Mississippi.
Died in Leflore
County, Miss., December
20, 1882 (age 74 years, 116
days).
Interment at Wintergreen Cemetery.
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James Grafton Spencer (1844-1926) —
also known as James G. Spencer —
of Port Gibson, Claiborne
County, Miss.
Born near Port Gibson, Claiborne
County, Miss., September
13, 1844.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1895-97.
Died in Port Gibson, Claiborne
County, Miss., February
22, 1926 (age 81 years, 162
days).
Interment at Wintergreen Cemetery.
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Daniel Burnet (1763-1827) —
of Claiborne
County, Miss.
Born July 11,
1763.
Member
Mississippi territorial council, 1805-09; President
of the Mississippi Territorial Council, 1809; member of Mississippi
territorial House of Representatives, 1807, 1813-15; Speaker
of Mississippi Territory House of Representatives, 1813-15;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1818, 1827; died in office 1827; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1819; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1823, 1826; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1826.
Died in Claiborne
County, Miss., May 27,
1827 (age 63 years, 320
days).
Interment at Grindstone Ford Cemetery.
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