The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-01-16
GOVERNORS OF THE PAST.
Who they Were and What Became Of
Most Of Them.

a HAitNA III huC Ia y utohti AHdItAtt.
Sth inst, relates the following in.
teresting bits of history:
By an act of Co ,gress in 1898
the Mississippi Territory was
established, whirh inc udpd th
areas of the prese t states of NJ =
sisslppi aud Alabama, reservlng
the rIgnt of Grorgia TO the soil
with Winthrop Sargent AS Gov
ernor. NAtchez was the seat Of
government uu'il 1908
In 1e0l accord ng to The census.
the territory of Mississippi and
Alabama contained 1861 whit
population AMI 34S9 slaves. In
1901, w. O. q. c aiborne was ap.
poiated Governor. In 1870 David
Holmes was made govern II. He
was succeeeed by II. Williams,
who was the Last OF the territorial
Governors.
According to the census OF 1910
the free white popula ion amount
ed to 26,z64 and the negro had
sw, lied TO he vast number of IT,
OSS. The Nol them st t-s at that
time We're selling herr Il ,prolitab.r
slaves and they were transported d
to soil where it was Thought lhey
would prove more renumerative.
In 1916 the Ter TORY OF MiSsis-
Z sippl was admitted rs an iAdepen-
dent severe 60 state with Davi d,
Holmes as its first governor M der
the eUosItuiUa.
In 1917 George Poinlxter was
made governor. He was succeeded
by Walter Leake and 1925 David
Holmes was governor for the sec.
ond time. In 1876 G rard &. b an
don va, made governor. IL 1880
the free White population numb r.
ed 40, Ala With a save population
of U6,207.
In 1882 the second convent on of
the state assembled at jackson.
This conv, nlinn made the stat
officers elective from the governor
down.
In 1883 Abram NJ. SEQ was
elected Governor. During thr
year he died and was succre led by
Hiram G. Runurls. Charles Lynch
was elected iii 1886 aud was follo~
Ell by Alexander q. McNutt. In
1872 Tighlman Nj. Tucker was
elected governor, ia ~ A b rt G..
Brown, and Joseph w. Matthew
for lS4S ard 40.
The ections were he'd in NJ
vember and thA go, ernurs inang-
urated tor he two years FOIL wing.
In 1919 John A. Qnitma was
Clerted governor. H.. Mas Nu ce, Il.
ed by Henry $ F0otr in 1851.
TIE governors for tre subse-
gnrnt ten ye RS We've William ".
Melville, j. j. McRea aud job
j. Pettus. Tue last named was
known as The war govtrnur, III
term of Office including the pc iou
when tho ''iIon dogs Of war were
let slip.n
OF The four territorial governors,
Winthrop Sarge nj, w. G. q.
Ciaiborne, David Holmes ant IL.
Wi liams and the fifteen State gov
ernOrs fr,m the admission Of the
state OF Mississippi ia 1877 10 1T
withdrawal i'll 1861 viz: David
Holmes, Geo g. Poiudexter, Gerard
q. Brandon, Abram NJ. Scott,
Hiram G. Runnels, CHI rles Lrnch,
A. G. McNutl, Tighlman NJ. Tuck
er, AlOeIt q. Brown, Joseph w.
Matthews, Joun A. Gu tman,
Henry s. Foole, WIN. Melville j.
Mex aid Jpo. ]. Pettus, tn,
following are quietly resting in the
jackson q, metery: Abram M
Scott, Chas. Lynch, A. q. McNurt,
Gs Gsorge PuindexJer, and Albert
q. Brown.
Tue du,l of Hiram G.. RuEnels i,
mingled " it'll the soil of the Lou
Star State. VIM. Melville sleeps
que ly meath tue sOuehlng pi .e-
near his OH home at KIRK y oOd il
Madison county aud honest old
Joe Mathews, knOsn a 'Coppri a,
Brceches' viii 1s at he reeurr {.
ton morn near tne spot ne low
so ell il Mrshall county. john
A. Q titmaa Is turtd It Natcnez.
alu Gerald Y. Bran ien IN Wi ki =.
son Il t.. HeniS 5. FaoIe 5
far from the hDme OF his young
manhnoa under TIE M sser soil.
PAN, i f.s sllunei ani nsibl
JnO. j. Pettus' RENAL lie IL -
corn tield in ikansas-,bame f,I
his state Viii, Ia ue lo,lng y Iuleu
TO long aDd So we'll.
The voice OF Jno. J. McR-a.
winch bad so 10 & sung III Al.
legislari.e Ii IL and The cpHmci,
chambers of his StAt- WAS tore, ~
husued in for,ig Ia 8. He wa
bur Il in Oue of the CentIai
Amerlc Near qua
think. / 10 not know where TigliI-
man NJ Tucker was burird, thsug
think in Madison county.
Ny first recOli, ction as to Ib
pers nal PIP alahce Of a Govern
OF Mississ ppl, was iha OF A. G
McNuTt. He was u ne : 4. bJr {"
MY fathers, and well Ia nrm-
Der the old grn lenan as he 70 a