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1733:1950 deaths
1728:1891 births
1705:Greg Sankey
1699:(2002–2015)
1691:(1990–2002)
1683:(1986–1989)
1675:(1972–1986)
1667:(1966–1972)
1659:(1948–1966)
1651:(1946–1948)
1643:(1940–1946)
999:J. Williams
994:Johnson Jr.
959:Johnson Sr.
698:R. Williams
679:(1798–1817)
438:New Orleans
296:Connecticut
168:Mississippi
164:Hattiesburg
92:Preceded by
43:Mike Conner
1722:Categories
1689:Roy Kramer
739:Poindexter
676:Territory
576:Democratic
479:August 29,
415:August 29,
384:References
218:Profession
204:Democratic
157:1891-08-31
81:Lieutenant
1788:Huey Long
1237:Whitfield
1195:Vannerson
1139:Nicholson
859:Humphreys
693:Claiborne
292:New Haven
133:In office
122:from the
72:In office
62:44th
1707:(2015– )
1560:Category
1412:Vardaman
1391:Mitchell
1314:Franklin
1279:Campbell
1216:Ventress
1181:Bingaman
1034:Musgrove
964:Murphree
939:Murphree
909:Vardaman
899:McLaurin
839:McWillie
804:Matthews
521:Archived
269:Seminary
126:district
1572:Commons
1489:Sillers
1482:Lumpkin
1468:Stansel
1426:Russell
1398:Madison
1307:Gholson
1300:Houston
1258:Cassedy
1223:Roberts
1209:Speight
1153:Sharkey
1125:Brandon
1118:Grayson
1039:Barbour
1029:Fordice
989:Barnett
984:Coleman
929:Russell
904:Longino
854:Sharkey
809:Quitman
779:Quitman
774:Runnels
759:Brandon
749:Brandon
688:Sargent
554:website
548:Profile
378:Jackson
185:Jackson
170:, U. S.
1503:Newman
1496:Junkin
1475:Wright
1461:Bailey
1454:Conner
1440:Street
1433:Thomas
1419:McCool
1405:Street
1349:Street
1335:Street
1321:Warren
1293:Scales
1251:Patton
1230:Totten
1174:Pembel
1160:Dunbar
1146:Greene
1111:Turner
1104:Barnes
1049:Reeves
1044:Bryant
1019:Allain
1014:Winter
1004:Waller
974:Wright
969:Bailey
949:Conner
919:Brewer
874:Powers
869:Alcorn
844:Pettus
829:Pettus
794:Tucker
789:McNutt
754:Holmes
734:Holmes
722:State
703:Holmes
325:, the
284:Oxford
234:Martin
222:Lawyer
210:Spouse
1531:White
1517:McCoy
1384:Sharp
1370:Tison
1363:Johns
1356:Percy
1342:Shadd
1328:Lynch
1272:Autry
1265:Barry
1244:McRae
1188:Irvin
1024:Mabus
1009:Finch
979:White
954:White
944:Bilbo
924:Bilbo
894:Stone
889:Lowry
884:Stone
849:Clark
834:McRae
824:Foote
814:Guion
799:Brown
784:Lynch
769:Lynch
764:Scott
744:Leake
266:rural
1584:List
1524:Gunn
1510:Ford
1447:Quin
1377:Inge
1286:Lake
1202:King
1132:Mead
914:Noel
879:Ames
864:Ames
585:1931
500:Time
481:2020
460:2015
417:2020
354:1936
238:Mike
175:Died
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