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CLAIBORNE COUNTY.
ROBERT BUCKNER ANDERSON, of Port Gibson, was born January 24, 1876, at Stoneville, Washington County, Miss., the son of Lomax Anderson and wife, Nellie (Buckner) Anderson. His paternal grandfather was a Mobile lawyer; his grandfather on his mother's side was Chancellor of Mis- sissippi, 1839-1846; his father served in the Confederate Army, a soldier in Forrest's Cavalry. Mr. Anderson obtained his education in the public schools and the C. H. Academy at Port Gibson; he was a student in the Literary Department of the University of Mississippi three years; entered the Law School there, and took his degree in 1897. The same year he entered upon the practice of his profession; is now County Attorney for Claiborne; was Mayor of Port Gibson six years. He is a Democrat; has been a member of the County Execu- tive Committee; is a Presbyterian, a Mason and a Knight of Pythias; was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. He was married January 26, 1899, at Port Gibson, to Maria Morehead, daughter of B. H. More- head and wife, Mary T. Morehead.
CLARKE COUNTY.
ARISTA JOHNSTON, of Shubuta, was born November 4, 1849, at Goodwater, Clarke County, Miss., the son of James Burr Johnston and his wife, Isabella .A. Johnston. His parents were of the same surname, being cousins, but his remote paternal ancestors were from Scotland, and his maternal from Sweden. The grandfather of Mr. Johnston, known as Colonel Jack Johnston, was Indian Agent for the Government and drew up the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, between the United States and the Choctaws, which provided for the removal of the tribe beyond the Mississippi. The subject of this sketch attended the common schools of his vicinity, but owing to the disorganized conditions caused by the war, his opportunities were but limited. From youth his occupation has been that of a farmer, in which line he has succeeded well. He was elected to the Legislature in 1899, serving in the sessions of 1900 and 1902; in December, 1906, he was elected Mayor of Shubuta; was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat, and a Steward in the M. E. Church, South. Mr. Johnston has been twice married; his first wife was Amelia Heidelberg, daughter of Samuel Heidelberg and wife, Elizabeth (Gran- bery) Heidelberg, of Jasper County; his second was Mary A. McCoy, daughter of J. M. McCoy and wife, Mary (Moseley) McCoy, of Augusta. By his first marriage he had three children: Everett Laviga Johnston, of Mobile, Ala .; Ernest Arista Johnston, of Meridian, Miss .; and Mrs. Edna Earl (Johnston) Leggett, of Shubuta. By his second marriage he has seven children: Percy Walker, James Burr, Samuel G., Mrs. Ruby (Johnston) Smith, of Shubuta; Clarabelle, Maggie and Lois.
Arista Johnston.
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Josiah Perry Valentine.
John Calhoun Bridges.
William A. Alcorn, Jr.
CLAY COUNTY.
JOSIAH PERRY VALENTINE, of Pheba, was born April 30, 1866, near Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Miss., the son of Paul Valentine and wife, Martha Ann (Perry) Valen- tine. His ancestors on both sides were North Carolinians. Mr. Valentine attended the common schools of Henryville, Miss., and later completed the Freshman year at the Agri- cultural and Mechanical College, Starkville. His occupation has been farming and merchandising. He has been Mayor of the town of Pheba, Supervisor of his district for four years, and has served on the Clay County Democratic Executive Committee. He was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Valentine is a Democrat and a member of the Order of Woodmen of the World. He was married at Pheba September 4, 1895, to Annie Pearl Fluka, daughter of George Cullen Fluka and wife, Laura (Barfield) Fluka, of Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine have six chil- dren: Pearl Gertrude, Mattie Lauretta, Mary Pauline, Lillian Irene, Georgia Perry and Joe Perry.
JOHN CALHOUN BRIDGES, of Pheba, was born in 1869 in Choctaw County, Miss., the son of Albert Lee Bridges and wife, Julia Ann (Quin) Bridges. Paternal ancestors were from Ireland; maternal from Scotland; his father was a native of Georgia. Mr. Bridges obtained his early educa- tion in country schools of Oktibbeha County; entered the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Starkville, Miss., where he graduated in 1891. He taught school one year, then clerked a year; began farming and saw-milling in 1894. and since then has been also connected with merchandising and ginning. He was elected to the House of Representa- tives November 5, 1907. Mr. Bridges is a Democrat, a Baptist, a member of the Knights of Pythias and of the Improved Order of Red Men. He was married January 13, 1903, at Cliftonville, to Stella Rife, daughter of William Rife and Cora (Craven) Rife. His wife's grandparents came from England. Mr. Bridges had been previously married, May 25. 1898, to Susie Lee Joiner, and has two children by his first marriage: Sallie Will and Susie.
COAHOMA COUNTY.
WILLIAM ARISTIDES ALCORN, JR., of Clarksdale, was born October 20, 1868, at Friar's Point, Miss., and is the son of George Randolph Alcorn and wife, Mary (Cooper) Alcorn. His ancestors came to America from Ireland and settled in Pennsylvania, thence to Kentucky, and later in Mississippi. The father of the subject of this sketch was a soldier of the Confederacy, being a Lieutenant of Captain Porter's Company of Chalmers' Battalion; was Chancery Clerk of Coahoma County, 1866 to 1876, and Sheriff of the county; cousin of Gov. J. L. Alcorn; died of yellow fever in 1878. Mr. Alcorn attended the private school of Miss Emma Lewis, of Ripley, Tenn., at Friar's Point, and the primary schools of Friar's Point; entered St. Mary's College, Marion County, Ky., and pursued studies until 1888; attended Louisville Law School in 1888; admitted to the bar in 1892;
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located at Clarksdale; Chancery Court Clerk of Coahoma County, 1890-1892; elected to the House of Representatives in 1899; re-elected November 3, 1903, and November 5. 1907. Mr. Alcorn is a Democrat, has served as County Committeeman; member of Episcopal Church; Knight of Pythias and Elk; was married May 20, 1891, at Memphis, Tenn., to Florence Pearl Yates, daughter of Meredith Yates and wife, Elizabeth Cannon. Mrs. Alcorn is a descendant of Col. William Yates, of the Army of the Revolution, and of George Walton, one of the signers of the Declaration; in the maternal line she is related to the Lees of Virginia. In the House of 1904-1908 Mr. Alcorn was a member of the following committees: Judiciary, Levees, Federal Relations, Military Affairs (Ch.), Claims and Redistricting the State. He was re-elected to the House from Coahoma County November 5, 1907. In 1902 was Chairman of Committee cn Local and Private Legislation. Is member of Democratic Executive Committee of Third Congressional District.
OSCAR GOODBAR JOHNSTON, of Friar's Point, was born January 27, 1880, at Jackson, Miss., the son of John Calvin Johnston and wife, Emma Elizabeth (Goodbar) Johnston. His immediate ancestors on the father's side were Mississippians; on the mother's side were from Ten- nessee; his father held the office of Deputy State Auditor for a number of years. Mr. Johnston, in boyhood, attended public and private schools in Jackson, Miss .; also schools at Kansas City, Mo., and Memphis, Tenn .; then was sent to a private school at Friar's Point, Miss .; his literary education was obtained at Kentucky Military Institute, where he was graduated in June, 1899, with first honors, and was Saluta- torian of his class. He studied law for one term at the University of Mississippi, but went to Cumberland Univer- sity, Lebanon, Tenn., to complete his law course, graduating with his Bachelor's degree June 6, 1901; he was also class orator. He was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Johnston is a Democrat, a Methodist, a Mason, being Senior Warden of his lodge, also is an Odd Fellow and a member of the D. K. E. Fraternity. He was married February 21, 1905, at Pine Bluff, Ark., to Martha Mottley Anderson, daughter of Samuel Mottley Anderson and wife, Jessie Finley Anderson.
COPIAH COUNTY.
WALTER WILLIAM ROBERTSON, of Wesson, was born December 10, 1870, and is the son of William Simpson Roberston and his wife, Cornelia Rebecca (Geiger) Robertson. His father was a native Mississippian. The subject of this sketch obtained his education in the Westville public schools and when a mere lad began to learn to set type; he worked a year without wages under Judge T. R. Gowan, editor of the old Westville News, to secure instruction in the printer's art. He never entered college but has spent his life in newspaper work, as printer and editor. In May, 1899, he became editor of the Wesson Enterprise and still holds that position. He has built up a fine newspaper business entirely by his own exertions, without financial help from any one. Mr. Robertson is a Democrat, a member of the Baptist Walter William Robertson
Oscar Goodbar Johnston.
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Clarence Eugene Hood.
William Leroy Cranford.
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Church since his fourteenth year; a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a Woodman of the World; was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. He was married Decem- ber 23, 1891, to Cora Isabelle Blades, daughter of Benjamin Blades and wife, Alice (Travis) Blades, of Wesson. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson have six living children: Myrtie May, Eva Cora Belle, Lillie, Walter W., Jr., and Frank.
CLARENCE EUGENE HOOD, of Dentville, was born May 1, 1882, at that place, the son of Matthew Hood and wife, Margaret (Massey) Hood. His paternal ancestors were from Scotland; maternal from Ireland. Matthew Hood was a Confederate soldier, enlisted early in 1861, in Company D Twelfth Mississippi Regiment, was slightly wounded at Seven Pines, Manassas and Sharpsburg; at Petersburg was wounded in both legs, from which injury he has always been crippled. Mr. Hood attended the public and high schools of Copiah County; attended Mississippi College at Clinton, but did not complete the course. After leaving school in 1904 he was elected Principal of the Dentville school; two years later, when this was transformed into a high school, he was unani- mously chosen as its Principal. He was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Hood is a Democrat, a member of the Baptist Church, also a member of the Masonic fraternity and Senior Warden of his lodge. He is unmarried.
W. B. MILLER, of Hazlehurst.
COVINGTON COUNTY.
WILLIAM LEROY CRANFORD, of Seminary, was born February 26, 1875, near Tuscanola, Jones County, the son of Tandy Walker Cranford and Rachel Ann (Speed) Cranford. Paternal ancestors came from Holland to South Carolina, thence to Alabama and Mississippi; maternal com- ing from England, were also South Carolina settlers. The father of Mr. Cranford was a soldier in the Confederate Army. The subject of this sketch obtained his early educa- tion in the haphazard way usually allotted to farmer's boys, attending the rural school when the labor of the farm would permit. But by the age of nineteen he had gained a smat- tering knowledge of sufficient scope to enable him to get a certificate as teacher of rural schools, which occupation he followed for several years. He then entered Millsaps Col- lege, and studied law, receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1900, since which time he has been engaged in practice. He has filled several town offices, and was appointed Commissioner of Election for Covington County in 1904, and re-appointed in 1906, but resigned, becoming a candidate for Representa- tive; was elected to the House of Representatives Novem- ber 5, 1907. Mr. Cranford is a Democrat, a Master Mason, A. F. and A. M., a Royal Arch Mason, Odd Fellow and a member of the Improved Order of Red Men. He was mar- ried, at Hebron, Miss., to Eliza Melissa Ford, daughter of Sanford Valentine Ford and wife, Drucilla Graves Ford. His wife's family are Mississippians. Mr. and Mrs. Cran- ford have three children: Alden Ford, Wilhelmina Hope and Christiana Grace.
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DESOTO COUNTY.
JOHN HARRIS SIMPSON, of Byhalia, was born December 2, 1847, near Clinton, Laurens County, South Carolina, the son of Decatur DeKalb Simpson and wife Elizabeth Ann (Harris) Simpson. His paternal ancestors were of Scotch-Irish Presbyterian stock; his grandfather served through the War of 1812. Mr. Simpson attended Hillville and Clinton Academies in his native county; when *not yet sixteen years of age he enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army; served through the struggle and was an Orderly Sergeant before its close. He worked as a carpenter from 1868 to 1871, then began farming in Panola County, remaining there nine years; removed to DeSoto County, and has worked the farm where he now is over twenty-five years; was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Simpson is a Democrat and an elder in the Pres- byterian Church. He has belonged to the Patrons of Hus- bandry, the Farmers' Alliance and the Farmers' Union. Was a Populist, serving on all committees of that party; was a delegate to the National Convention at St. Louis in 1900, and candidate for Congress in 1895. He was married January 18, 1871, near Batesville, to his cousin, Margaret Penelope, daughter of James Francis Simpson and wife, Jane Allen Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson have three liv- ing children : Mrs. Mary Edith (Simpson) Thompson, of Wat- son; John Laurens and Gordon Harris, both living at home.
ETHELBERT JOYCE POLLARD, of Hernando, was born June 19, 1875, at White Haven, Tenn., and is the son of Reuben Turner Pollard and his wife, Annie Adolphus (Dooley) Pollard. His paternal ancestors came from Wales and settled in Alabama; maternal emigrated from Scotland to America in colonial days. His father was a Confederate soldier, serving through the entire period of the Civil War. Mr. Pollard attended the public schools of Shelby County, Tennessee, and the West Point Male Academy at West Point, Miss., under the instruction of W. H. Buntin and J. R. Tipton. He was a student at the University of Mississippi from 1900 to 1904: while there was President of the Her- macan Literary Society. Leaving college he taught school in DeSoto County, and meanwhile read law assiduously, and was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1906. He entered- immediately upon the practice of his profession in Hernando. Was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Pollard is a Democrat, a Cumberland Presby- terian and a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor. He is not married.
FORREST COUNTY.
STOKES VERNON ROBERTSON, of Hattiesburg, was born July 26, 1881, at Williamsburg, Covington County, Miss., the son of George Carson Robertson and wife, Martha Adaline (Holcomb) Robertson. His paternal ancestors were of Scotch descent and came to Mississippi from Georgia. Mr. Robertson attended the public schools of Hattiesburg in boyhood; became a student of the University of Missis- sippi, where he was graduated with degree of B. S. in 1905,
John Harris Simpson.
Ethelbert Joyce Pollard.
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Moze Hunt Jones
Eugene Walter Breland.
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having won many honors in his course. He took Freshman and Sophomore Medals and represented the University in the Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Association in 1904 and won the second prize; also won the Senior Debater's medal in the Herman Literary Society in 1905, and received a medal at the Crystal Springs Chautauqua the same year; entered upon the active practice of law April 1, 1907. Was elected to the House of Repesentatives November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat, a Presbyterian and a member of the Kappa Alpha College fraternity. Mr. Robertson was married at Oxford, Miss., November 20, 1907, to Sudie Burt, daughter of Mrs. M. E. Burt and granddaughter of the Rev. Dr. Stainback, a prominent clergyman of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
MOZE HUNT JONES, of Little Springs, was born Feb- ruary 21, 1883, at that place, the son of William Franklin Jones and wife, Iveanore (Hunt) Jones. . Paternal ancestors came from England and settled in Georgia. Mr. Jones attended the public schools of Little Springs under various teachers; entered Mississippi College at Clinton, graduating in 1902, with B. S. degree; studied law at the University of Mississippi at Oxford, taking his degree in 1903, and begin- ning practice in his home town the same year. He is still occupied with law and the care of a plantation. Was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Jones is a Democrat, a Baptist and a member of the Masonic Order. He was married December 22, 1903, at Poteau, Indian Territory, to Marie Emma Webb, daughter of S. W. Webb and wife, Mattie Webb, of that place.
GREENE COUNTY.
EUGENE WALTER BRELAND, of Leakesville, was born September 10, 1870, at that place, son of Gabriel Bre- land and wife, Elizabeth Jane (Clark) Breland. His imme- diate ancestors on both sides were native Mississippians; his father was County Treasurer of Greene County for twenty years, and also County Superintendent of Education for several years prior to his death. Mr. Breland attended the public schools of Greene County, then studied at the Cooper- Huddleston College of Daleville, Miss., for two years, but did not graduate. He taught in the public schools and high schools of Greene, Perry and Jackson Counties for twelve years; was County Superintendent of Education of Greene County from 1896 to 1900, and served as Sheriff and Tax Collector from 1904 to 1908. Was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. He is a Democrat; was Chairman of County Executive Committee 1904 to 1906; is a Methodist, a Mason, Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias. Mr. Breland was married at Leakesville November 10, 1895, to Lula Lee Lowrey, daughter of John W. Lowrey and wife, Mollie E. Lowrey, of Blue Mountain. He and his wife have six .children: Ora Lee, Eugene Lowrey, Alla Rookh, Euclid · Walter, Horace Leon ard Lula Mae.
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GRENADA COUNTY.
ANDREW SECREST MORRISON, of Grenada, was born January 29, 1869, at Springport, Panola County, Miss., the son of Hugh McEwen Morrison and wife, Fannie (Mc- Lure) Morrison. Paternal ancestors came from Scotland in 1745, driven to the New World by persecution, they settled in Cabarras County, N. C .; maternal progenitors came from Ireland much later, settling in Columbia, S. C. His father was Chaplain of the Nineteenth Mississippi Infantry during the last two years of the war. Mr. Morrison attended the common schools of Marshall and Benton Counties, and secured his higher education at the University of Mississippi, the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn., and the Iuka Normal School, securing the degrees of B. A. and B. S .; attended the Law School of the University of Mississippi, taking two years' course in one and receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1898; opened law office at Grenada the same year and has been busily engaged in the practice ever since. While carrying on his college studies he taught school that he might pay his own expenses; this was a period of nearly ten years. He was Superientendent of the Grenada city schools for seven years; was in the State Legislature of 1904; and was re-elected November 5, 1907. Is a Demo- crat, a Presbyterian, Mason and Knight of Pythias. He was married November 5, 1891, to Fannie Baker, of Duck Hill, Montgomery County.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
EMILE JOSEPH GEX, of Bay St. Louis, was born May 14, 1882, at New Orleans, La., and is the son of Lucien Myrtle Gex and his wife, Marie Victoria (Demoruelle) Gex. His father was a member of the Louisiana Legislature for four years. Both paternal and maternal families were of French descent. Mr. Gex attended St. Stanislaws College, Bay St. Louis, and Rugby Academy, New Orleans; finished his course at Rugby and entered Tulane University, but on account of illness was forced to leave during the first year. Later he took a law course at the University of Mississippi, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1902; during the same year he entered upon active practice of his pro- fession at Bay St. Louis. Mr. Gex was Chairman of the Election Commissioners of Hancock County from 1904 to 1906; in the latter year was elected to serve as Election Commissioner for the city of Bay St. Louis for two years, and also was chosen as Alderman of the Third Ward of the city. Was elected to the House of Representatives Novem- ber 5, 1907. He is a Democrat, a member of the Catholic Church and Consul Commander in the order of Woodmen of the World. He is not married.
HARRISON COUNTY.
JOHN BUNYAN CLARK, of Nugent, son of William Anthony Clark and wife, Martha (Walker) Clark, was born December 26, 1859, at Handsboro, Harrison County, Miss. His parents died when he was seven years of age and he was deprived of early educational advantage, studying the ele- mentary branches while at work. When he was twenty-
Andrew Secrest Morrison.
Emile Joseph Gex.
John Bunyan Clark.
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Hillrie Marshall Quin.
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Stephen A. D. Greaves.
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four years old he attended school eight months in Hands- boro. He engaged in the timber business early in life, and at present owns an interest in a sawmill. He was elected a member of the Board of Supervisors of Harrison County in 1894 and served two terms of four years each. In 1903 he was elected County Treasurer, and is now serving in that position. He was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Clark is a Democrat, and is a mem- ber of the fraternal orders of Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Elks. He was married June 3, 1886, to Vernell Applewhite Hurlbert, daughter of John H. Hurlbert and wife, Martha Hurlbert, of Handsboro, Miss.
HINDS COUNTY.
HILLRIE MARSHALL QUIN, of Jackson, was born March 2, 1866, at Holmesville, Pike County, Miss., the son of Daniel Hillary Quin and wife, Annie Beatty (Long) Quin. His immediate ancestors were native Mississippians; his father was a physician of note, a graduate of Kenyon Col- lege, Ohio, and of a medical school in Philadelphia. Mr. Quin attended Peabody Public School at Summitt, Miss., and was prepared for college there by Professor J. M. Sharp, entered the University of Mississippi and graduated there with degree of A. B. in 1886, being anniversarian of his class. He began his life work as a school teacher; was Prin- cipal of McComb City and Fayette schools; in 1892 engaged in newspaper business at Centreville, which he continued until 1902, when he entered the Law School of the Uni- versity of Mississippi; took his Bachelor's degree there in 1904 and immediately began the active practice of his pro- fession. He was a member of the State Legislature 1900 to 1904, and of the Board of Aldermen in Centreville 1900-02. Mr. Quin is a Democrat, was delegate to the National Con- vention of 1896, and to every State Convention since 1889, and was Presidential Elector of the State at large in 1904; he is a member of the Christian Church, is a Mason, a Shriner, an Odd Fellow and Knight of Pythias; Grand · Chancellor of last named order 1898-99, and has been Grand Keeper of Records and Seal since 1900; was active promoter in the work of building the Pythian Castles at Centerville and at Jackson. He has always been active in educational matters; served on Examining Board for Teachers in Jefferson County; was a Trustee of the State University four years and Business Manager one year. He married Nettie Eloise Darden, daughter of Henry and Kate Darden, of Jefferson County, and was elected to the House of Representatives November 5, 1907. Mr. Quin was a can- didate for Speaker and led in the contest until the last ballot.
STEPHEN ARNE DECATUR GREAVES, of Jackson was born February 26, 1854, at Livingston, Madison County, Miss., the son of Stephen Arne Decatur Greaves and wife, Sarah (Lowe) Greaves. The father of the subject of this sketch was born in Marion District, South Carolina, was a practicing lawyer at Raymond, Miss., at the time of the declaration of war by the United States against Mexico; he joined the Raymond Fencibles, which enlisted for the war; was elected First Lieutenant; the company joined the First
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Mississippi Volunteers under command of Col. Jefferson Davis, and served throughout the war; after his return from Mexico was made a Brigadier-General of State troops and elected to the House of Representatives. The subject of this sketch attended the common schools of Madison County in boyhood; entered the Summerville Institute near Shuqualak, Noxubee County, in 1872, and remained two sessions. He is a planter by occupation and has taken little part in public life; was elected to the House of Representa- tives November 5, 1907; is a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Church. He was married November 24, 1881, in Hinds County, to Julia Estelle Fondren, daughter of Richard Fondren and Ella (Douglass) Fondren, formerly of Gallatin, Tenn., and later of Jackson, Miss. His wife is of South Carolinian ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. Greaves have four children: Elmore Douglass, Peyton Ried, Delia Fondren and Sarah Lowe.
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