John Byrd Going was a Democratic member of the

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, representing

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, from 1908 to 1920 and from 1940 to 1948.

Biography

John Byrd Going was born on January 26, 1873, in Pittsboro,

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. His parents were David Going and Martha Caroline (Pilgreen) Going. He launched a newspaper, the ''Dixie Herald'', in 1903 and became the editor. He married Ronda Steele in 1906. He was first elected to the

to represent

as a

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on November 5, 1907. He was re-elected in 1911 and 1915. He also represented

in the House from 1940 to 1944. He was re-elected and served from 1944 to 1948.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Going, John 1873 births Year of death missing Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Calhoun County, Mississippi Editors of Mississippi newspapers