Scott County
Mississippi
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Scott County
Mississippi
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Scott County
Index to Locations
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James Oliver Eastland (1904-1986) —
also known as James O. Eastland; "Slippery
Jim" —
of Morton, Scott
County, Miss.; Ruleville, Sunflower
County, Miss.
Born in Doddsville, Sunflower
County, Miss., November
28, 1904.
Son of Woods Caperton Eastland and Alma (Austin) Eastland.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1928,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1941, 1943-79.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
19, 1986 (age 81 years, 83
days).
Interment at Forest Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Beeman (1833-1909) —
of Mississippi.
Born near Gatesville, Gates
County, N.C., November
17, 1833.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1883-91; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1891-93.
Died near Lena, Scott
County, Miss., July 31,
1909 (age 75 years, 256
days).
Interment at Beeman Cemetery.
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Richard L. Livingston (1940-2000) —
also known as Dick Livingston —
of Pulaski, Scott
County, Miss.
Born March 22,
1940.
Son of Elwin
B. Livingston.
Real
estate broker; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1972-2000; died in office 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Died, of cancer, at
St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., March 28,
2000 (age 60 years, 6
days).
Interment at Independence United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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Elwin B. Livingston (d. 1980) —
of Mississippi.
Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1953-72.
Died in November, 1980.
Interment at Independence United Methodist Church Cemetery.
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