district succeeded death_place death_date birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start article_title state name
3rd 4th chip pickering thad cochran meridian , mississippi 12 may 2006 meridian , mississippi democrat january 3 , 1997 january 3 , 1973 charles hudson griffin prentiss walker 5 august 1920 january 3 , 1973 january 3 , 1967 gillespie v. montgomery
 mississippi mississippi sonny montgomery
gillespie v. montgomery

gillespie v. `` sonny '' montgomery -lrb- august 5 , 1920 -- may 12 , 2006 -rrb- was an american politician from mississippi who served in the u.s. house of representatives 1967 -- 1997 .
he was also a retired major general of the mississippi national guard , who saw service during world war ii .
