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Anselm Joseph McLaurin (1848-1909) —
also known as A. J. McLaurin —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., March 26,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1894-95, 1901-09; died in office 1909;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1896-1900.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., December
22, 1909 (age 61 years, 271
days).
Interment at Brandon Cemetery.
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Patrick Henry (1843-1930) —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born near Cynthia, Madison
County, Miss., February
12, 1843.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1878-90; delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1897-1901; member
of Mississippi
state senate, 1904-08.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., May 18,
1930 (age 87 years, 95
days).
Interment at Brandon Cemetery.
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Alonzo Gustavus Mayers (1821-1905) —
also known as Alonzo G. Mayers —
of Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
Born in Winchester, Wayne
County, Miss., March 6,
1821.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; circuit judge in Mississippi 8th District, 1876-98.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., February
6, 1905 (age 83 years, 337
days).
Interment at Brandon Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1848
to Elizabeth C. King (died 1852); married, February
14, 1856, to Nancy Louise Nannie McLaurin
(1833-1910). |
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George Nicholson Langford, Jr. (1817-1896) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Georgia, October
4, 1817.
Probate judge in Mississippi, 1866; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1870-71.
Protestant.
Died in Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss., July 28,
1896 (age 78 years, 298
days).
Interment at Brandon Cemetery.
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