Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County,Mississippi,United States. It is the county seat. The population was 21,573 at the 2020 census. Located on a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River across from Louisiana,Vicksburg was built by French colonists in 1719. The outpost withstood an attack from the native Natchez people. It was incorporated as Vicksburg in 1825 after Methodist missionary Newitt Vick. The area that is now Vicksburg was long occupied by the Natchez Native Americans as part of their historical territory along the Mississippi. The first Europeans who settled the area were French colonists who built Fort Saint Pierre in 1719 on the high bluffs overlooking the Yazoo River at present-day Redwood. They conducted fur trading with the Natchez and others,and started plantations. During the American Civil War,it was a key Confederate river-port,and its July 1863 surrender to Ulysses S. Grant,along with the concurrent Battle of Gettysburg,marked the turning-point of the war.
Anselm Joseph McLaurin was the 34th Governor of Mississippi,serving from 1896 to 1900.
William McKendree Gwin was an American medical doctor and politician who served in elected office in Mississippi and California. In California he shared the distinction,along with John C. Frémont,of being the state's first U.S. senators. Before,during,and after the Civil War,Gwin was well known in California,Washington,D.C.,and the Southern United States as a determined Confederate sympathizer.
James William Collier was a politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi.
William Francis Fitzgerald was an American jurist who served on the Federal bench as an associate justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court,as well as at the state level as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Other positions he held include California Attorney General and judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
The 1894–95 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1894 and 1895,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
The 1892–93 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states,coinciding with former Democratic President Grover Cleveland's return to power. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1892 and 1893,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 1.
The 1902 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented the Mississippi Agricultural &Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—during the 1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Jerry Gwin in his first and only season as head coach,the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–4–1 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play.
Michael Jackson Chaney is the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War,and graduated from Mississippi State University in 1966 with a Bachelor of Science in business and finance.
Brunswick is a ghost town in Warren County,Mississippi. Brunswick Landing,north of the community,was located directly on the Mississippi River.
Homer Harris Casteel was an American politician in the state of Mississippi who served in the Mississippi Senate and as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1920-1924.
Walker Wood was an American journalist and politician from Mississippi. He was the 30th Secretary of State of Mississippi,serving from 1926 to 1948.
G. Edward Williams was an American lawyer and Democratic politician.
Harry Keyes Murray was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate,representing Mississippi's 12th senatorial district,from 1916 to 1924. He was a resident of Vicksburg,Mississippi,at that time.
George Elias Denley was an American farmer,teacher,editor,and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1932,and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1916 to 1924.
Charles B. Mitchell was an American politician. He served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature and was the Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1888 to 1890.
George Anderson was an American politician. He served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
James Thomas Harrison was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature and was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904.
James Henry Jones was an American politician and lawyer. He served in both houses of the Mississippi Legislature and was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1896 to 1900. He also was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
