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His father, Adelbert Ames, was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War and Reconstruction Governor and Senator from Mississippi; his mother, Blanche Butler Ames, was the daughter of U.S. General Benjamin F. Butler, a controversial military leader, politician, and unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. presidency.
He served his first term from 1952 to 1960 under fellow Democrats, Governors Hugh L. White and James P. Coleman.
Griffin was elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth Congress in a special election triggered by Williams' successful bid for governor of Mississippi.
It is named after Paul B. Johnson, a former U.S. Representative from Mississippi and former governor of Mississippi.
A special election in Mississippi's 1st congressional district was triggered when 12-year Republican incumbent Roger Wicker was appointed by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour to the United States Senate seat vacated by Trent Lott.
Waller, a native and current resident of Jackson, Mississippi, is the son of William "Bill" Waller., Sr., former Governor of Mississippi.
Charles L. Sullivan (c.1925-1979), Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1968–1972, general in the United States Air National Guard
Joseph W. Matthews (1812–1862), American politician who served as Governor of Mississippi
Joseph Warren Matthews (1812–1862) was an American politician who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1848 to 1850.
Ray Mabus, current U.S. Secretary of the Navy; former Governor of Mississippi, former U.S. Ambassador
Later, the name was changed to Quitman in honor of John A. Quitman, a former governor of Mississippi and war hero in the Mexican-American War.