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  Charles Hillman Brough (1876-1935) — also known as Charles H. Brough — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in Clinton, Hinds County, Miss., July 9, 1876. Son of Charles Milton Brough and Flora M. (Thompson) Brough. Democrat. College professor; Governor of Arkansas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1924. Baptist. Member, American Economic Association; American Political Science Association; Beta Theta Pi; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen of the World; Modern Woodmen of America; Columbian Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees. Died, from a heart attack, December 26, 1935 (age 59 years, 170 days). Interment at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
  Relatives: Married, June 17, 1908, to Anne Wade Roark (1880-1958).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Charles Hillman Brough: Foy Lisenby, Charles Hillman Brough: A Biography
  William Garner Burgin (b. 1892) — of Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Miss. Born July 4, 1892. Son of Daniel Augustus Burgin and Nancy Myrtis (Garner) Burgin. School teacher; college professor; member of Mississippi state senate 23rd District, 1936. Member, Pi Gamma Mu; Freemasons; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Augustus Burgin and Nancy Myrtis (Garner) Burgin; married, July 24, 1919, to Susie Will Gunter; married, June 22, 1929, to Florence Knight Ramond.
  Benjamin Whitfield Griffith (b. 1853) — of Jackson, Hinds County, Miss.; Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss. Born near Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., January 3, 1853. Son of Richard Griffith and Sallie (Whitfield) Griffith. College professor; lawyer; banker; mayor of Vicksburg, Miss., 1905-09; Warren County Treasurer, 1912-16. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 7, 1879, to Cora Bertha Griffing.
  Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) — also known as Mel Reynolds — of Illinois. Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Miss., January 8, 1952. Democrat. University professor; U.S. Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated in primary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995. Baptist. African ancestry. Convicted in 1995 on sexual misconduct and obstruction of justice charges and sentenced to five years in prison. Convicted in federal court in 1997 of 15 counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, and lying to the Federal Election Commission; sentenced to 78 more months in prison. 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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