Publius Rutilius Rufus Pray - Bay St. Louis, Ms.
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N 30° 18.655 W 089° 19.677
16R E 276147 N 3355534
This metal marker is located on the northeast grounds of the Hancock County Courthouse - 152 Main Street in Bay St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WMN8MN
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2015
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This marker honors Publius Rutilius Rufus Pray - a prominent 19th Century judge who is buried in the Belle Isle Cemetery nearby. The text of the marker:
Born in Maine, 1793, Hancock Co. judge. Served in Miss. House of Representatives, 1827 - 29. Pres. of St. Const. Conven., 1832. Elected judge of High Court of Errors and Appeals, 1837. Died 1840.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1979
Date Installed:: 1979
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
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