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Hugh White | |
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| 45th and 51st Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 22, 1952 – January 17, 1956 | |
| Lieutenant | Carroll Gartin |
| Preceded by | Fielding L. Wright |
| Succeeded by | James P. Coleman |
| In office January 21, 1936 – January 16, 1940 | |
| Lieutenant | Jacob Buehler Snider |
| Preceded by | Martin Sennet Conner |
| Succeeded by | Paul B. Johnson Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Lawson White August 19, 1881 near McComb, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 20, 1965 (aged 84) McComb, Mississippi, U.S.[citation needed] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Judith Wier Sugg |
| Education | Soule Business College University of Mississippi, Oxford |
Hugh Lawson White (August 19, 1881 – September 20, 1965) was an American politician from Mississippi and a member of the Democratic Party.[1][2] He served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Mississippi (1936–1940, 1952–1956).[1][2]
- ^ a b "Hugh Lawson White". National Governors Association. January 10, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Sansing, David (January 2004). "Hugh Lawson White: Forty-fifth and Fifty-first Governor of Mississippi: 1936-1940; 1952-1956 -". Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved March 13, 2022.