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Catholic Politicians in Mississippi


  William A. Allain (b. 1928) — also known as Bill Allain — of Mississippi. Born in Washington, Adams County, Miss., February 14, 1928. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Mississippi state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of Mississippi, 1984-88. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs; married, January 22, 1938, to Corinne Claiborne; father of Barbara Boggs Sigmund, Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. and Cokie Roberts (National Public Radio reporter and commentator). See Claiborne-Boggs family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Patrick Henry Culkin (1887-1951) — also known as J. H. Culkin — of Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss. Born in Oak Ridge, Warren County, Miss., April 17, 1887. Son of Patrick Lawrence Culkin and Elizabeth (Hearn) Culkin. Democrat. School teacher and principal; newspaper editor; Warren County Superintendent of Education, 1912-26; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1928; member of Mississippi state senate, 1929-42. Catholic. Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Rotary; Woodmen; Knights of Columbus. Died in 1951 (age about 64 years). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Miss.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1915, to Clara Augusta Linstrom.
  Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Natchez, Adams County, Miss., February 2, 1911. Son of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate and insurance business; sergeant-at-arms, New York State Senate, 1966-67; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1934 to Mildred Mayo McGrew.
  Gary Eugene Taylor (b. 1953) — also known as Gene Taylor — of Bay St. Louis, Hancock County, Miss. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 17, 1953. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state senate, 1984-89; U.S. Representative from Mississippi, 1989-2003 (5th District 1989-2003, 4th District 2003); defeated, 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Rotary. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

 

 


 
   
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