Draft:Eddie James Carthan

Eddie James Carthan is a former American politician in Mississippi. He was the first black mayor since the Reconstruction era in Tchula, Mississippi. He was incarcerated. He was elected a county supervisor but was ordered to repay his salary because of his felony conviction.

https://law.justia.com/cases/mississippi/court-of-appeals/2014/2012-ca-01347-coa.html

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