Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the United States Secretary of the Interior, and was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He also served as an official in the Confederate States of America.
David Holmes was an American politician in Virginia and Mississippi. He served five terms as a US congressman from Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and later was important in Mississippi's development as a state. He was appointed by the federal government as the fourth and last governor of the Mississippi Territory. In 1817 he was unanimously elected as the first governor of the state of Mississippi. He served a term as US senator from Mississippi, appointed to fill a vacancy until elected by the legislature. Elected again as governor, he was forced to resign early due to ill health. He returned to Virginia in his last years.
Martin Sennet Conner, was an American politician, lawyer, and college sports administrator who served as the governor of Mississippi from 1932 to 1936.
The Mississippi Republican Party is the Mississippi state affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party chairman is Frank Bordeaux, and the party is based in Jackson, Mississippi. The original Republican Party of Mississippi was founded following the American Civil War, and the current incarnation of the Mississippi Republican Party was founded in 1956. The party would grow in popularity after the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is currently the dominant party in the state.
Isaac Edwin Crary was an American politician. He was the first elected U.S. Representative from the state of Michigan.
Charles Magill Conrad was a Louisiana politician who served in the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, and Confederate Congress. He was Secretary of War under President Millard Fillmore and, briefly, Franklin Pierce, from 1850 until 1853.
The Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has slightly increased to 594,806. Jackson is the principal city of the MSA.
John Bassett Alley was a businessman and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Tappan Wentworth was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Matt Pierce is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 61st District since 2002. He is also a lecturer in the Telecommunications department of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. He previously served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Baron Hill from 1999 to 2001.
The Choctaw in the American Civil War participated in two major arenas— the Trans-Mississippi and Western Theaters. The Trans-Mississippi had the Choctaw Nation. The Western had the Mississippi Choctaw. The Choctaw Nation had been mostly removed west prior to the War, but the Mississippi Choctaw had remained in the east. Both the Choctaw Nation and the Mississippi Choctaw would ultimately side with the Confederate States of America.
Steven D. Pierce, is a retired Massachusetts jurist and politician who most recently served as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Housing Court. He retired from the Housing Court effective September 2015.
Lester E. "Bubba" Carpenter is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the First District of Mississippi since 2008.
Christopher R. Brown is the Republican state representative for District 20 based about Monroe County in the northeastern portion of his state.
Steve Kirby is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 29th district.
Randy Grant Pierce is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi. He is also the author of the novel Pain Unforgiven, as well as Magnolia Mud and a graduate of Jones County Jr. College, the University of Southern Mississippi and Ole Miss Law School.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Mississippi, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including a Senate election in Mississippi.
Charles William "Charlie" Pierce was one of South Florida's most important pioneer citizens. Arriving in 1872, Pierce was a community leader in banking, seamanship, the postal service, and author of the sentinel book on early South Florida life.
Cory Todd Wilson is an American attorney, politician, and jurist serving as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is a former nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and former Judge of the Mississippi Court of Appeals.
Jansen Tosh Owen is an American attorney and politician, representing the 106th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2020.
