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Wilkinson County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Wilkinson County

Harry Cage (c.1787-1859) — of Woodville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.; near Houma,TerrebonneParish, La.Born inSumnerCounty, Tenn., about 1787.Democrat.Lawyer;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1829-32;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1833-35.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,1859(ageabout72 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards CentrevilleOaklawn Cemetery WoodvilleEvergreen Cemetery Near WoodvilleJoor Cemetery Near WoodvilleStewart TwoCemetery Private or familygraveyards Wilkinson County, Mississippi Gerard Chittocque Brandon (1788-1850) — also known asGerard C. Brandon — of Mississippi. Born near Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,September15, 1788.Member ofMississippiterritorial House of Representatives, 1815-17;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1817-20, 1822-25;Governor ofMississippi, 1825-26, 1826-32.Died near Fort Adams,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.,March28, 1850 (age61 years, 194days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     ThecityofBrandon,Mississippi, isnamed forhim.   See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

William Alexander Dickson (1861-1940) — also known asWilliam A. Dickson — of Centreville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.Born in Centreville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.,July 20,1861.Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1900;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1909-13.Died in Centreville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.,February25, 1940 (age78 years, 220days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Henry Smith Van Eaton (1826-1898) — of Woodville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.Born in Anderson Township,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,September14, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1859; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1883-87.Died in Woodville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.,May 30,1898 (age71 years, 258days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

William Haile (1800-1837) — of Woodville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.BornJuly 4,1800.Member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1826;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1826-28; resigned 1828;defeated, 1828;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1832.Slaveowner. Died near Woodville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.,March 7,1837 (age36 years, 246days).Interment at Joor Cemetery.

Duncan Stewart (1763-1819) — of North Carolina; Tennessee;WilkinsonCounty, Miss.Born in1763.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1790; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1800; member ofMississippiterritorial House of Representatives, 1813;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1810; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1810.Died in1819(ageabout56 years).Interment at Stewart Two Cemetery.

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