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Originally Posted by CrossroadsReb
Good stuff here. Will be following for sure.
When I taught Mississippi Studies, my students were made sure to know that Winthrop Sargent was the first governor of the Mississippi Territory in 1798 and then summarily dismissed by the incoming POTUS, Thomas Jefferson, in 1801.
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That's awesome. And I have a feeling Sargent will be a one-term governor of two years here, too. The state is deeply blue and I'm sure there will be a candidate coming by next election.