No.

Years Served

Chairman’s Name/Hometown

Convention Site

   1.

1889-90

* S.S. Carter, Jackson

Jackson

   2.

1890-91

* W.A. Pollock, Greenville

Meridian

   3.

1891-92

* Lee Richardson, Vicksburg

Natchez

   4.

1892-93

* A.G. Campbell, Natchez

Vicksburg

   5.

1893-94

* R.W. Millsaps, Jackson

Yazoo City

   6.

1894-95

* J.W. Griffis, Grenada

Jackson

   7.

1895-96

* C.W. Robinson, Meridian

Jackson

   8.

1896-97

* James E. Negus, Greenville

Jackson

   9.

1897-98

* G.D. Able, Water Valley

Water Valley

10.

1898-99

* J.A. Conway, Vicksburg

Greenville

11.

1899-1900

* Phil A. Rush, Senatobia

Grenada

12.

1900-01

* R.L. Bennett, Yazoo City

Canton

13.

1901-02

* B.L. Roberts, Canton

West Point

14.

1902-03

* J.J. White, McComb

McComb City

15.

1903-04

* J.T. Thomas, Grenada

Hattiesburg

16.

1904-05

* F.W. Foote, Hattiesburg

Tupelo

17.

1905-06

* J.W. McGrath, Brookhaven

Vicksburg

18.

1906-07

* E. McMorries, Meridian

Meridian

19.

1907-08

* John M. Fletcher, Kosciusko

Gulfport

20.

1908-09

* O. Newton, Jr., Jackson

Brookhaven

21.

1909-10

* W.M. Anderson, Jackson

Columbus

22.

1910-11

* B.W. Griffith, Vicksburg

Natchez

23.

1911-12

* C.H. Williams, Yazoo City

Greenwood

24.

1912-13

* Q.B. Quinn, McComb

Gulfport

25.

1913-14

* J.F. Flournoy, Canton

West Point

26.

1914-15

* Henry Hart, Winona

Vicksburg

27.

1915-16

* S.J. High, Tupelo

Jackson

28.

1916-17

* J.A. Bandi, Gulfport

Laurel

29.

1917-18

* W.P. Kretschmar, Greenville

Greenville

30.

1918-19

* R.C. King, Greenwood

Camp Shelby

31.

1919-20

* Thad B. Lampton, Jackson

Clarksdale

32.

1920-21

* T.W. McCoy, Vicksburg

Gulfport-Biloxi

33.

1921-22

* W.D. Davis, Brookhaven

Vicksburg

34.

1922-23

* E.P. Peacock, Clarksdale

Jackson

35.

1923-24

* H.C. Herring, Moss Point

Meridian

36.

1924-25

* R.B. Clark, Tupelo

Columbus

37.

1925-26

* J.B. Stirling, Jackson

Jackson

38.

1926-27

* O.B. Taylor, Jackson

Biloxi

39.

1927-28

* A.D. Simpson, Meridian

Edgewater Gulf

40.

1928-29

* F.H. Parker, Canton

Memphis

41.

1929-30

* N.H. Crenshaw, Jackson

Biloxi

42.

1930-31

* B.C. Adams, Grenada

Gulfport

43.

1931-32

* J.W. Slaughter, Columbus

Jackson

44.

1932-33

* G.M. McWilliams, Hattiesburg

Memphis

45.

1933-34

* M. Gerald Burrow, Tunica

Jackson

46.

1934-35

* H.H. Chambliss, Laurel

Biloxi

47.

1935-36

* B.J. Carter, Jr., Meridian

Vicksburg

48.

1936-37

* George C. Wallace, Jackson

Memphis

49.

1937-38

* Conwell Sykes, Clarksdale

Edgewater Gulf

50.

1938-39

* W.A. Montgomery, Edwards

New Orleans

51.

1939-40

* A.L. Rogers, New Albany

Biloxi

52.

1940-41

* Frank R. McGeoy Jr., Greenwood

Biloxi

53.

1941-42

* W.H. Negus, Greenville

Biloxi

54.

1942-43

* W.M. Mounger, Jackson

Biloxi

55.

1943-44

* Leo W. Seal, Bay St. Louis

Jackson

56.

1944-45

* M.D. Brett, Jackson

Biloxi

57.

1945-46

* G.J. Hauenstein, Hattiesburg

Jackson

58.

1946-47

* Walter Page, Starkville

Biloxi

59.

1947-48

* W. Stennis Johnson, McComb

Biloxi

60.

1948-49

* Frank E. Allen, Canton

Biloxi

61.

1949-50

* P.C. Williams, Yazoo City

Biloxi

62.

1950-51

* W.B. Herring, Pascagoula

Biloxi

63.

1951-52

* L.G. Simmons, Pontotoc

Biloxi

64.

1952-53

* W.P. McMullan, Jackson

Biloxi

65.

1953-54

* R.P. Parish, Jr., Greenwood

Biloxi

66.

1954-55

* W.W. Hollowell, Greenville

Biloxi

67.

1955-56

* S.E. Babington, Magnolia

Biloxi

68.

1956-57

* J.T. Brown, Jackson

Biloxi

69.

1957-58

* C.E. Morgan, Kosciusko

Biloxi

70.

1958-59

* R.C. Liddon, Corinth

Biloxi

71.

1959-60

* L.Y. Foote, Hattiesburg

Biloxi

72.

1960-61

* E.P. Peacock Jr., Clarksdale

Biloxi

73.

1961-62

* Wylie V. Kees, Magee

Biloxi

74.

1962-63

* Thad B. Lampton Jr., Columbia

Biloxi

75.

1963-64

* C.C. Eason, Tupelo

Biloxi

76.

1964-65

N.S. Rogers, Jackson

Biloxi

77.

1965-66

* C.A. Miller Jr., Greenwood

Biloxi

78.

1966-67

* Orrick Metcalfe, Natchez

Biloxi

79.

1967-68

* W. Liddon McPeters, Corinth

Biloxi

80.

1968-69

* H.P. Heidelberg Jr., Pascagoula

Biloxi

81.

1969-70

* C.E. Morgan Jr., Kosciusko

Biloxi

82.

1970-71

* S.D. Davis, Mendenhall

Biloxi

83.

1971-72

* C.S. McGivaren, Clarksdale

Biloxi

84.

1972-73

* J.C. Whitehead Jr., Tupelo

Biloxi

85.

1973-74

Leo W. Seal Jr., Gulfport

Biloxi

86.

1974-75

* R. Ben Lampton, Jackson

Biloxi

87.

1975-76

* William E. Howard Jr., Laurel

Biloxi

88.

1976-77

* John H. Mitchell Jr., Starkville

Biloxi

89.

1977-78

Ray K. Smith, Greenville

Biloxi

90.

1978-79

* R.D. Gage III, Port Gibson

Biloxi

91.

1979-80

Paul W. McMullan, Hattiesburg

Biloxi

92.

1980-81

* Don F. Calfee, Brandon

Biloxi

93.

1981-82

Douglas A. Herring, Starkville

Biloxi

94.

1982-83

* Cecil F. Robbins, Edwards

Biloxi

95.

1983-84

* R.E. Kennington II, Grenada

Biloxi

96.

1984-85

* Raymond L. Davis, Brookhaven

Biloxi

97.

1985-86

* M.F. Kahlmus, Meridian

Biloxi

98.

1986-87

* F. Farrell Berryhill, Pontotoc

Biloxi

99.

1987-88

D.P. McGowan, Yazoo City

Biloxi

100.

1988-89

Lewis F. Mallory Jr., Starkville

Biloxi

101.

1989

Leon C. Williamson, Magnolia

Biloxi

102.

1989-91

E.B. Robinson Jr., Jackson

Panama City Beach, FL

103.

1991-92

Jack B. Yates, Lexington

Panama City Beach, FL

104.

1992-93

Bobby P. Martin, Ripley

Panama City Beach, FL

105.

1993-94

* Earl W. Lundy, Vicksburg

Panama City Beach, FL

106.

1994-95

E.E. Prestridge, Hazlehurst

Panama City Beach, FL

107.

1995-96

Aubrey Patterson Jr., Tupelo

Nashville, TN

108.

1996-97

Larry Pratt, Batesville

Panama City Beach, FL

109.

1997-98

George A. Schloegel, Gulfport

Biloxi

110.

1998-99

Vance L. Witt, New Albany

Biloxi

111.

1999-2000

Fred Miller, Anguilla

Destin, FL

112.

2000-01

W. Page Ogden, Natchez

Biloxi

113.

2001-02

Steve Webb, Philadelphia

Panama City Beach, FL

114.

2002-03

S. Griffin Norquist Jr., Yazoo City

Biloxi

115.

2003-04

Hugh S. Potts Jr., Kosciusko

Destin, FL

116.

2004-05

T.E. “Gene” Walker, Forest

Destin, FL

117.

2005-06

Huey L. Townsend, Belzoni

Destin, FL

* denotes deceased

PRESIDENTS (formerly known as Secretaries)

1.

1889-1913

*B.W. Griffith

2.

1913-1918

*Thomas H. Dickson

3.

1918-1944

*George B. Power

4.

1944-1946

*Buford Yerger

5.

1946-1970

*Leigh Watkins Jr.

6

1970-1984

John R. Hubbard

7.

1984-1992

J. Ben Woods Jr.

8.

1993 -

McKinley W. Deaver

* denotes deceased