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Lewis Thomas Fitzhugh: Mississippi's Visionary Founder of Belhaven University
Among the educators buried at Greenwood Cemetery, few left a greater mark on Mississippi than Dr. Lewis Thomas Fitzhugh. Remembered as the founder of Belhaven College, Fitzhugh devoted nearly four decades to education, helping shape generations of students before establishing one of the state's most enduring Christian institutions.
Lewis Thomas Fitzhugh was born in Brandon, Mississippi, on June 10, 1841, the son of Drew and Martha Fitzhugh. He attended Centenary College in Jackson, Louisiana, but his education was interrupted by the Civil War, during which he served as a Confederate soldier. After returning home, he chose the classroom over other professions, beginning a career that would span nearly forty years.
Governors, Congressmen, and Kinfolk: The Interesting Lives of LL and Sallie Mayes
Greenwood Cemetery has more than its fair share of political royalty.
Governors, senators, congressmen, judges, military heroes, mayors, legislators, state-wide elected officials and civic leaders all rest beneath its trees. Yet when it comes to pure political bloodlines — the sheer concentration of governors, congressmen, Supreme Court connections, university chancellors, and Mississippi dynasties converging into one marriage — it would be hard to top Lucius Lamar “LL” Mayes and his wife Sallie Harris Mayes.