McRae, John Jones b. January 10, 1815 d. May 31, 1868 US Congressman and Senator, Mississippi Governor. In 1817 his family moved to Winchester, Mississippi. He graduated from Miami University of Ohio in 1834, studied law and became an attorney in Pearlington, Mississippi. McRae also became involved in journalism as founder of Paulding, Mississippi's "Eastern Clarion" newspaper. Active in politics as a Democrat, he served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1848 to 1850, and was Speaker in 1850. In 1851 McRae was appointed to the US...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Belize City Cemetery, Belize City, Belize, Belize
b. January 10, 1815 d. May 31, 1868