Mississippi Chronicles
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- Cong Wiley P Harris
- Governor/Cong Tilghman Tucker
- Sen Thomas Hill Williams
- Sen Thomas Hickman Williams
- Cong Harry Cage
- Cong William Lake
- Sen Hiram Revels
- Sen John Henderson
- Governor/Cong William McWillie
- Cong/Gov William McWillie
- Cong Jonathan Wilcox
- Cong David Dickson
- Cong Benjamin Nabers
- Cong Hendley Bennett
- Sen John Black
- Cong John Freeman
- Cong Franklin Plummer
- Cong Otho Singleton
- Sen/Gov Walter Leake
- Sen James F. Trotter
Cong/Gov William McWillie Gravesite
Governor/Congressman William McWillie’s gravesite at Kirkwood Plantation Cemetery with three great humans: Judge Jim Herring, my son Porter, and the Renaissance Man Jim Lacey.
The Political Power Couple
A flow chart for the “Political Power Couple of Greenwood Cemetery”
The One-Hit Wonders
There were 41 Congressional members of the One Hit Wonder Club from the Territory until 1900. That means they only served one term in either the US House or the US Senate.
Sen Hiram Revels Gravesite
History nerds like me love a “first” or an “only time this happened” story. Senator Hiram Revels certainly makes that cut as the first African American US Senator elected in the country. And we are proud to have him as a Mississippian.
Cong Henry Ellett Gravesite
Congressman Henry Ellett served a very short stint in Congress (I have more research to confirm this but I’m fairly sure 38 days is the record). He filled the vacancy caused by then Congressman Jefferson Davis who resigned his seat to lead the 1st Regiment of the Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican American War. Ellett won unanimous approval at a Democratic Convention/Caucus in Jackson in November of 1846…
Cong John C. Kyle Gravesite
Congressman John C. Kyle of Sardis served three terms in the US House from 1891-1897 serving the 2nd Congressional District. He was chairman of the state Democratic Committee and in spite of those creds, he was eventually nominated by the 2nd Congressional District Democratic Convention held in Holly Springs in August of 1890. He was elected on the 328th ballot - that’s not a typo - 328 ballots cast before he got the nomination.
Cong Henry Cage Gravesite
Congressman Henry “Harry” Cage was one of the two at-large members of Congress elected in 1832 along with Congressman Franklin Plummer. On the “Stribling Tour Phase One”, y compadre Ken Stribling and I found his grave on the grounds of his plantation home “Holly Grove” which south of Centreville in Wilkinson County.
Senator Thomas Hill Williams Biospot
The Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (cited below) gives some good insight into one of Mississippi’s first two US Senators. There were two US Senators from Mississippi named “Thomas H. Williams” our featured guest here and another named
Delta Council’s Frank Howell Shout Out Interview
For many moons I have enjoyed and respected Delta Council’s Frank Howell. After speaking to the Greenville Rotary Club at the invitation of my long-time friend and colleague Drew Newsom, I stopped by to see Frank and get his help in connecting me to some people who might be kinfolk to our former members of Congress. As would be expected, …
Senator Thomas Hickman Williams’ Election in 1838
Off the top of my head (or through a search on the awesome Congressional Bioguide) I am unsure how many US Senators from the same state have the same name. Or almost the same name. One of the two first US Senators from Mississippi (in addition to Governor/US Senator Walter Leake of eventually-Clinton) was Thomas Hill Williams. Another US Senator elected some …