Dennis Murphree

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Dennis Herron Murphree (January 6, 1886 – February 9, 1949) was a Mississippi politician. He was twice elected to the lieutenant governorship, once in 1923 and again in 1939. In each instance, he succeeded to the governorship and completed the term of his predecessor. In March 1927, he became governor of Mississippi after the death of incumbent Henry L. Whitfield and served for about ten months until Theodore G. Bilbo, who defeated Murphree in the Democratic Party primary by 10,000 votes, was sworn the following January. With the death of Gov. Paul B. Johnson, Sr. in December 1943, Murphree finished the three weeks left in Johnson's term.

Preceded by Henry L. Whitfield	Governor of Mississippi 1927-1928	Succeeded by Theodore G. Bilbo
Preceded by Paul B. Johnson, Sr.	Governor of Mississippi 1943-1944	Succeeded by Thomas L. Bailey

Governors of Mississippi

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