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
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
Senator Thomas Hill Williams’ Grave
My son John Garrett was able to join me when we found one of Mississippi’s first two US Senators Thomas Hill Williams who is buried in the City Cemetery in Nashville, TN. Here is a video of us finding him.
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 …