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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.
Son of Charlton Henry Alexander and Matilda (MacMillan) Alexander.
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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William Dozier Anderson (1862-1952) —
also known as William D. Anderson —
of Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss.
Born in Pontotoc
County, Miss., July 20,
1862.
Son of Charles W. Anderson and Mary (Dozier) Anderson.
Lawyer;
Lee
County Attorney; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives; member of Mississippi
state senate; justice of
Mississippi state supreme court, 1910; appointed 1910.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died January
6, 1952 (age 89 years, 170
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Tupelo, Miss.
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Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) —
also known as Walter P. Armstrong —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Pittsboro, Calhoun
County, Miss., October
26, 1884.
Son of George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1928,
1940.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died July 27,
1949 (age 64 years, 274
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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James Arden Barnett (b. 1924) —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August 4,
1924.
Son of Arden Barnett and Vera (Turner) Barnett.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1964-68; member of Mississippi
state senate 27th District, 1968-71; chancery judge in
Mississippi, 1971-73.
Baptist.
Member, Omicron
Delta Kappa; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Still living as of 1973.
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Ellis Barkett Bodron (1923-1997) —
of Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss.
Born in Vicksburg, Warren
County, Miss., October
25, 1923.
Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1948-52; member of Mississippi
state senate, 1952-84; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Mississippi, 1972.
Member, American Bar Association; Lions; Jaycees.
Blind
from childhood.
Died, of brain
cancer, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., February
17, 1997 (age 73 years, 115
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October
16, 1972, and presumed dead in a plane
crash (age 58 years, 244
days); apparently the wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Benjamin Franklin Cameron, Jr. (1890-1964) —
also known as Ben F. Cameron —
of Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.
Born in Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss., December
14, 1890.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Cameron and Elizabeth (Garner) Cameron.
School
teacher; lawyer;
attorney for railroads
and Southern Bell Telephone;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1929-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1964
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Meridian, Miss.
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George H. Carley (b. 1938) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
24, 1938.
Son of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley.
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 2009.
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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.
Son of Thomas A. Coleman and Jennie Essie (Worrell) Coleman.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. Aaron
Lane Ford, 1935-39; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940,
1956;
Presidential Elector for Mississippi, 1944;
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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George Waddel Currie (b. 1885) —
also known as George W. Currie —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Mt. Carmel, Covington
County, Miss., October
18, 1885.
Son of Edward James Currie and Lucy (Westbrook) Currie.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; chair of
Forrest County Democratic Party, 1920-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen of
the World; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Porter Dean (b. 1933) —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., August
26, 1933.
Member of Mississippi
state senate, 1966-.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1967.
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Charles B. Faris (b. 1864) —
of Caruthersville, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born near Charleston, Tallahatchie
County, Miss., October
3, 1864.
Son of James White Faris and Willie Ann (Stovall) Faris.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1891-92; Pemiscot
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-99; president, Bank of
Caruthersville, 1898-1910; circuit judge in Missouri 28th Circuit,
1910-12; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1913-19; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1919-30.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bowen Howry (1844-1928) —
also known as Charles B. Howry —
of Mississippi.
Born in Oxford, Lafayette
County, Miss., May 14,
1844.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1880-84; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1885-89; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1897-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died July 20,
1928 (age 84 years, 67
days).
Interment somewhere
in Oxford, Miss.
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Paul Burney Johnson, Jr. (1916-1985) —
also known as Paul B. Johnson, Jr. —
of Mississippi.
Born in Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss., January
23, 1916.
Son of Paul
Burney Johnson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64; Governor of
Mississippi, 1964-68.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
14, 1985 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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Chester Trent Lott (b. 1941) —
also known as Trent Lott —
of Pascagoula, Jackson
County, Miss.; Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., October
9, 1941.
Son of Chester P. Lott and Iona (Watson) Lott.
Republican. Lawyer;
administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. William
M. Colmer, 1968-72; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 5th District, 1973-89; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1989-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Mississippi, 2004,
2008.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; American Bar Association; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Booth M. Malone (b. 1854) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Benton
County, Miss., August 9,
1854.
Son of Richard Harwell Malone and Mary Cole (Cossitt) Malone.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Beloit, Wis., 1883-85; Rock
County District Attorney, 1885-91; district judge in Colorado 2nd
District, 1901-07.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Lafayette Springs, Lafayette
County, Miss., February
22, 1906.
Democrat. Governor of
South Carolina, 1963-65; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1965-66; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1966-71; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1971-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died February
22, 1998 (age 92 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Sillers, Jr. (1888-1966) —
of Rosedale, Bolivar
County, Miss.
Born in Rosedale, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 13,
1888.
Son of Walter Sillers and Florence (Warfield) Sillers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1916-44; Speaker of
the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1916,
1924,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died September
24, 1966 (age 78 years, 164
days).
Interment at Beulah
Cemetery, Beulah, Miss.
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Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) —
also known as Floyd Spence —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1928.
Son of James Wilson Spence and Addie (Lucas) Spence.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair), 1988;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died
in office 2001.
Lutheran.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot
from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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John Cornelius Stennis (1901-1995) —
also known as John C. Stennis —
of DeKalb, Kemper
County, Miss.
Born in Kemper
County, Miss., August 3,
1901.
Son of Hampton Howell Stennis and Cornelia (Adams) Stennis.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1928-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
state court judge in Mississippi, 1937-47; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89.
Presbyterian.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Lions;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Alpha
Chi Rho.
Died April 23,
1995 (age 93 years, 263
days).
Interment at DeKalb
Cemetery, DeKalb, Miss.
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William Madison Whittington (1878-1962) —
also known as William M. Whittington —
of Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss.
Born in Little Springs, Franklin
County, Miss., May 4,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton grower;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1916-20, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1925-51; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936,
1940,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died of a heart
attack in Greenwood, Leflore
County, Miss., August
20, 1962 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Greenwood, Miss.
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