LOVE, William Franklin, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Liberty, Amite County, Miss., March 29, 1850; attended the common schools and the University of Mississippi at Oxford;…
HINDS, Thomas, a Representative from Mississippi; born in Berkeley County, Va., January 9, 1780; moved to Greenville, Miss.; served in the War of 1812 as major of Cavalry; distinguished…
Senate Years of Service: 1907-1921; 1931-1937Party: Democrat; DemocratGORE, Thomas Pryor, a Senator from Oklahoma; born near Embry, Webster County, Miss., December 10, 1870; lost the sight of…
TUCKER, Tilghman Mayfield, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Lime Stone Springs, N.C., February 5, 1802; completed preparatory studies; engaged in agricultural pursuits; moved to…
LATTIMORE, William, a Delegate from Mississippi Territory; born in Norfolk, Va., February 9, 1774; attended the common schools; studied medicine; moved to Natchez, Miss., and practiced his…
SPENCER, James Grafton, a Representative from Mississippi; born near Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Miss., September 13, 1844; attended private schools and Oakland College in 1861; during the…
COLEMAN, Nicholas Daniel, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Cynthiana, Ky., April 22, 1800; attended the grammar and high schools; was graduated from Transylvania College, Lexington, Ky…
(Encyclopedia) Jolley, Elizabeth (Monica Elizabeth Jolley), 1923–2007, Australian novelist, b. Birmingham, England. A nurse during World War II, she immigrated to Western Australia in 1959. Although…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, James Earl, 1931–, American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones made his stage debut at the Univ. of Michigan and appeared thereafter for seven years with the New York Shakespeare…
(Encyclopedia) Natchez Trace, road, from Natchez, Miss., to Nashville, Tenn., of great commercial and military importance from the 1780s to the 1830s. It grew from a series of Native American trails…
