The Political Graveyard: Forrest County, Miss.
- ️Lawrence Kestenbaum
Index to Locations
City Cemetery
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
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Paul Burney Johnson (1880-1943) —
also known as Paul B. Johnson —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Hillsboro, Scott
County, Miss., March
23, 1880.
Democrat. Circuit judge in Mississippi, 1907; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1919-23; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940;
Governor
of Mississippi, 1940-43; died in office 1943.
Died December
26, 1943 (age 63 years, 278
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (1916-1985) —
also known as Paul B. Johnson, Jr. —
of Mississippi.
Born in Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss., January
23, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1947; Lieutenant
Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64; Governor of
Mississippi, 1964-68.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died October
14, 1985 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Old City Cemetery
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
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Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) —
also known as Robert S. Hall —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Born in Williamsburg, Covington
County, Miss., March
10, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Mississippi
state senate, 1906-08; Forrest
County Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District,
1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 10,
1941 (age 62 years, 92
days).
Interment at Old City Cemetery.
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Roseland Park Cemetery
Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi
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