Bliss, Br. Henry Edward Ernest Victor 'Baron Bliss' b. February 16, 1869 d. March 9, 1926 The national benefactor of Belize, formally known as British Honduras, known as Baron Bliss he never set foot in the country. Born Henry Edward Ernest Victor Bliss in Buckinghamshire with a family linaege that went back to Edward Bliss, an Englishman who gained the Portugese title Baron Barreto in the 1820's. The English Barons Barreto considered that, being Bliss's too, they could legitimately use the happy name Baron Bliss. Though paralyzed from the waist down from 1911, Baron Henry...[Read More] (Bio by: Helaine M. Cigal) Fort George Memorial Lighthouse, Fort George, Belize, Belize
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. February 16, 1869 d. March 9, 1926