Mississippi Chronicles
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- Sen Thomas Hill Williams
- Cong Wiley P Harris
- Governor/Cong Tilghman Tucker
- Sen Thomas Hickman Williams
- Cong Hendley Bennett
- Cong Harry Cage
- Cong Henry Ellett
- Sen John Black
- Cong James B Morgan
- Cong William Lake
- Cong William Taylor Sullivan Barry
- Sen Hiram Revels
- Cong Ethelbert Barksdale
- Sen John Henderson
- Governor/Cong William McWillie
- Sen/Cong Albert Gallatin Brown
- Cong John C. Kyle
- 1853 Congressional Delegation
- Governor/Cong John Anthony Quitman
- Cong John Freeman
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…