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
1852 and 1854 Congressional District Elections
For the Congressional Elections of 1852, Mississippi gained one more seat in Congress because of an increase in population taken from the 1850 Census. That took us from four Congressmen to five. However the Legislature was unable to meet to draw up the districts in time for the election so the fifth Congressman ran at large across the whole state …
The NOT Tucker Portrait
One of my favorite places in Mississippi is Greenwood Cemetery (GWC) in downtown Jackson. A ton of Mississippi history “resides” in a permanent state in this 200+ year old plot of land. Full disclosure: I serve on the Greenwood Cemetery Board of Directors and always want to connect any part of this blog to GWC so expect to hear plenty …