About Harvey McGehee
Lived 1887 – 1965 (aged 78). Harvey McGehee was an American lawyer and politician.
Elijah Harvey McGehee (June 11, 1887 – November 2, 1965) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1937 to 1964. He also was a Democratic Mississippi state senator from 1916 to 1920.
Biography Elijah Harvey McGehee was born on June 11, 1887, in Little Springs, Mississippi. He was the son and ninth child of John Hiram McGehee, a Mississippi state senator, and Alice Katherine (Ford) McGehee. After retiring in 1964, McGehee died on November 2, 1965, in Yazoo City.
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American judge
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Harvey McGehee was born on 11 June 1887 in Little Springs.
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Harvey McGehee died on 2 November 1965 in Yazoo City, Mississippi.
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Harvey McGehee was a lawyer and politician.
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