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The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Magnolia, Mississippi. Pages in category "People from Magnolia, Mississippi" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Magnolia was founded in 1856 by Ansel H. Prewett, a local civic leader and cotton planter. Knowing that the approaching New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad (now the Illinois Central Railroad) would need a station for water and fuel, Prewett sold a right-of-way to the railroad company – for one dollar, according to legend – and divided a section of his plantation into town ...
Ruby Bridges (born 1954), first African-American child to attend an all-white school in the South [1]; Will D. Campbell (1924–2013), Baptist minister and activist (Amite County) [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 January 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For the river, see Mississippi River. For other uses, see Mississippi (disambiguation). State in the United States Mississippi State Flag Seal Nickname(s): "The Magnolia State" and "The Hospitality State" Motto(s): Virtute et armis (Latin ...
Tammy Witherspoon (born December 10, 1968) is an American politician, currently serving as mayor of Magnolia, Mississippi. [1] She previously served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 38th district from 2016 to 2021. [2] [3]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pike County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pike County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and ...
John Luther Adams (born 1953) – composer of music inspired by nature (); Afroman (born 1974) – comedy rapper (Hattiesburg); Tommy Aldridge (born 1950) – drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and Whitesnake ()
Charles Wayne Dowdy (born July 27, 1943) is an American politician, lawyer and jurist from Mississippi.He was first elected in a 1981 special election and served four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1989.