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
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.
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 …
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 …