Eddie James Carthan

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Eddie James Carthan is a former American politician in Mississippi. When elected in 1977, [1] he was the first black mayor since the Reconstruction era in Tchula, Mississippi. [2] [3] He was elected Holmes County county supervisor in 2015, [4] but was ordered to repay his salary because of his prior felony conviction. [3] [5] [6] [7]

In 1982, Carthan was found not guilty on charges of capital murder for the murder for hire of a political rival and maintained that he had been framed. [1] [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "JURY CLEARS A FORMER MAYOR IN MISSISSIPPI KILLING OF FOE". The New York Times. 1982-11-05. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ↑ Gates, Jimmie E. (April 30, 2019). "You're a felon: State orders elected official Eddie Carthan to repay $184K in salary". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Ex-felon elected to office must refund $184,000 salary in Mississippi". The Philadelphia Tribune. May 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Wolfe, Anna. "Going to prison was a point of pride for this county supervisor, civil rights activist". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  5. ↑ "Eddie James Carthan v. Zula Patterson, Mayor of the Town of Tchula, Mississippi and The Town of Tchula, Mississippi". Justia Law.
  6. ↑ Sewell, George A.; Dwight, Margaret L. (June 1, 2009). Mississippi Black History Makers. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN   978-1-60473-390-7 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Jarvie, Jenny. "Mississippi wants this politician to pay up". enewspaper.latimes.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  8. ↑ "Photograph: Eddie Carthan Victory Party". Wisconsin Historical Society. 1983. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  9. ↑ Wojcik, John (2020-11-19). "When Mississippi tried to silence Black mayor, People's World was there". People's World. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
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