Governors buried in Mississippi
Wikidata records 25 governors as buried in 16 of the cemeteries we list in Mississippi. Greenwood Cemetery in Jackson holds the most, with 6. Mississippi has the 26th highest count of any state, out of 1,297 nationally.
People recorded as having held a governor's office, such as governor of a US state or territory.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Governors buried in Mississippi
- Winthrop Sargent1753-1820American politicianSargent Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Abram M. Scott1785-1833American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Alexander McNutt1802-1848Mississippi GovernorGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Charles Lynch1783-1853American politician and lawyerGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- George Poindexter1779-1853American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- John Isaac Guion1802-1855American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- John Anthony Quitman1798-1858American politicianNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- James Whitfield1791-1875American politicianFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- Charles Clark1811-187724th governor of MississippiClark Cemetery, Rosedale, MS
- Benjamin Grubb Humphreys1808-1882United States Confederate Army generalWintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, MS
- James L. Alcorn1816-1894American politicianAlcorn Cemetery, Jonestown, MS
- John Marshall Stone1830-1900American governor of MississippiOak Grove Cemetery, Iuka, MS
- Anselm J. McLaurin1848-1909American politicianBrandon Cemetery, Brandon, MS
- Robert Lowry1829-191032nd governor of MississippiBrandon Cemetery, Brandon, MS
- Henry L. Whitfield1868-1927American politicianFriendship Cemetery, Columbus, MS
- Paul B. Johnson, Sr.1880-1943American judgeOaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Dennis Murphree1886-1949American politicianPittsboro Cemetery, Pittsboro, MS
- George L. Sheldon1870-1960American politician, NebraskaGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Hugh L. White1881-1965American politicianHollywood Cemetery, McComb, MS
- Paul B. Johnson Jr.1916-1985American politicianOaklawn Cemetery, Hattiesburg, MS
- Cliff Finch1927-1986American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Batesville, MS
- James P. Coleman1914-1991Mississippi politicianEnon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ackerman, MS
- Bill Waller1926-2011American governor of MississippiJessamine Cemetery, Ridgeland, MS
- William Allain1928-2013Governor of MississippiNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- William Winter1923-2020American attorney and politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1820s1
- 1830s1
- 1840s1
- 1850s4
- 1870s2
- 1880s1
- 1890s1
- 1900s2
- 1910s1
- 1920s1
- 1940s2
- 1960s2
- 1980s2
- 1990s1
- 2010s2
- 2020s1
By recorded year of death, for the 25 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Greenwood Cemetery · Jackson, MS6
- Oaklawn Cemetery · Hattiesburg, MS2
- Friendship Cemetery · Columbus, MS2
- Brandon Cemetery · Brandon, MS2
- Natchez City Cemetery · Natchez, MS2
- Alcorn Cemetery · Jonestown, MS1
- Wintergreen Cemetery · Port Gibson, MS1
- Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery · Ackerman, MS1
- Magnolia Cemetery · Batesville, MS1
- Sargent Cemetery · Natchez, MS1
- Greenville Cemetery · Greenville, MS1
- Pittsboro Cemetery · Pittsboro, MS1
- Jessamine Cemetery · Ridgeland, MS1
- Hollywood Cemetery · McComb, MS1
- Clark Cemetery · Rosedale, MS1
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Iuka, MS1
Other notable burials in Mississippi
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.