Show Mississippi's Governors A student of or Mississippi's historical records announces the Ing lag discovery ely that of the 31 34 j who have served that stat state only lU 10 have been native Mississippians Ha says s 's i the New Orleans Times Picayune South Carolina contributed five Ir four Tennessee three Georgia North Carolina Carolinn and amid Ohio twe apiece lenns Pennsylvania I 1 New York Yori rr Texas Melee M IC and amid Illinois one each It 1 Is 1 explained however hO that practically all ull of or time the outsiders resided In Mis- Mis MissIssIppI Mississippi for many years before their elevation to the governorship Gov GO Adelbert Mimes Ames the notable exception to lo this rule arrived as Military hl Gov Coy after the war between the th states tales and his stay stay- In Mississippi ter- ter terminated ter with wILh his retirement frol from froiS the thi a executive t offices Of Ot the lie last eight ht t governors it Is noted that seven litre been native sons Also It Is recalled I that Mississippi has hns sent a n number or of o native sons to governorships senator senator- senatore e I states ships and other high offices officer In In other d 1 I |