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
- 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 James F. Trotter
- Cong Thomas Catchings
- Cong Chapman Anderson
- Sen Robert Huntington Adams
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…