Carrol Gartin was an American

United States

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 Democratic politician

Politician

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 from Laurel

Laurel, Mississippi

Laurel is a city located in Jones County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 18,393 although a significant population increase has been reported following Hurricane Katrina. Located in southeast Mississippi, southeast of...

, Jones County

Jones County, Mississippi

-History:Jones County, formed out parts of Covington and Wayne counties, was established on January 24, 1826 and was named for John Paul Jones. There are other counties named Jones, but it appears that this is the only one named for John Paul Jones...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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, who served three terms as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi

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He served his first term from 1952 to 1960 under fellow Democrats, Governors Hugh L. White

Hugh L. White

Hugh Lawson White was an American politician from Mississippi and a member of the Democratic Party. He served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Mississippi .-Biography:...

 and James P. Coleman

James P. Coleman

James Plemon "J.P." Coleman was a politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Coleman was born in Ackerman, Mississippi. He obtained a law degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1939. As a young man, he served upon the staff of Mississippi Congressman A. L. Ford...

. He returned to the office for a half of one (1964–1966) term under Paul B. Johnson, Jr.

Paul B. Johnson, Jr.

Paul Burney Johnson, Jr. was a United States Democratic Mississippi politician and son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson, Sr.....

Gartin was a staunch white supremacist and a political supporter of Theodore Bilbohttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,860865,00.html?promoid=googlep.

Gartin was also a delegate to the 1956 Democratic National Convention

1956 Democratic National Convention

The 1956 National Convention of the Democratic Party nominated former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for President and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee for Vice President. It was held in the International Amphitheatre on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois August 13–17 1956. Unsuccessful...

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Carroll Gartin Justice Building (32°18′19"N 90°10′56"W) in Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...

, a state capital, is named after him and houses Mississippi Supreme Court and the Mississippi Court of Appeals and the state law library.