(Encyclopedia) Price, LeontynePrice, Leontynelāˈəntēn [key], 1927–, American soprano, b. Laurel, Miss., as Mary Violet Leontine Price. She studied voice at Juilliard with Florence Page Kimball.…
(Encyclopedia) Ohr, George Edgar, 1857–1918, American ceramist, often considered the first art potter in the United States, b. Biloxi, Miss. He apprenticed in New Orleans, traveled to potteries in 16…
(Encyclopedia) Carter, Hodding, 1907–72, American journalist and news publisher, b. Hammond, La. He taught briefly at Tulane Univ. and worked as a newspaperman until starting (1932) his own paper,…
PARKER, Michael (Mike), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Laurel, Jones County, Miss., October 31, 1949; graduated from Franklin County High School, Meadville, Miss., 1967; B.A.,…
PARKER, Michael (Mike), a Representative from Mississippi; born in Laurel, Jones County, Miss., October 31, 1949; graduated from Franklin County High School, Meadville, Miss., 1967; B.A.,…
CAGE, Harry, a Representative from Mississippi; born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tenn., birth date unknown; moved to Wilkinson County, Miss., in early youth; studied…
JOHNSON, Paul Burney, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Hillsboro, Scott County, Miss., March 23, 1880; attended the public schools, Harpersville College, and Millsaps College;…
Senate Years of Service: 1913-1919Party: DemocratVARDAMAN, James Kimble, a Senator from Mississippi; born near Edna, Jackson County, Tex., July 26, 1861; moved to Mississippi in 1868 with his…
Senate Years of Service: 1885-1894; 1895-1898Party: DemocratWALTHALL, Edward Cary, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Richmond, Va., April 4, 1831; moved to Mississippi as a child; attended…
Senate Years of Service: 1909-1910 Party: Democrat GORDON, James, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Cotton Gin Port, Monroe County, Miss., December 6, 1833; moved with his parents to…
