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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mississippi. Legislature (1980-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1980]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- 1 2 "Republicans welcome Sen. Ralph Doxey". Clarion-Ledger. 2004-09-19. p. 74. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ↑ Mississippi. Legislature (1976-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1976]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ↑ Pettus, Emily Wagster (24 December 2007) Miss. losing some of its most vocal senators, Hattiesburg American , Retrieved November 9, 2010
