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- ↑ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas H. Somerville, "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi", in Horace W. Fuller, ed., The Green Bag , Vol. XI (1899), p. 514-515.
- ↑ "Appointed Supreme Judge", The Grenada Sentinel (October 12, 1889), p. 2.
