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David Holmes
David Holmes
(
March 10
,
1769
-
August 20
,
1832
) was the last governor of the
Mississippi Territory[?]
and the first governor of the the State of
Mississippi
. From
1797
to
1808
he was Representative of
Virginia
to the U.S. Congress. From
1819
to
1826
he served as U.S.
Senator
from
Mississippi
.
Holmes County, Mississippi
is named in honor of him.
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