Extracted from ``The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi,''
by Dunbar Rowland, LL.D. (Madison, Wis., Democrat Printing Co., 1917).

SERGEANT AT ARMS

JACKSON VAN DORN GANDY, of Waynesboro. Wayne County, Mississippi, was born November 28, 1876, at Shubuta, Miss., the son of Evan Gandy and wife, Martha (Watts) Gandy. His grandfather was a native of South Carolina who served in the Confederate army throughout the Civil War. Mr. Gandy obtained his early education in the country schools of Wayne County; attended Eucutta High School for five years, after which he taught several years. In 1908, he was elected Superintendent of Education for Wayne County, serving four years; on November 7, 1911, was elected Representative in the State Legislature, where he served his constituents capably and faithfully. He is a member of the Baptist Church, a Mason, a Woodman of the World, and a member of the Knights and Ladies of Security. On May 30, 1900, at Eucutta, Miss., he was married to Jettie Lillian Hudson. Mr. and Mrs. Gandy have seven children: Eaton Bowers, Walter Joseph, Henry Grady, Vivian, Maurine, Maurice, and Jackson Van Dorn, Jr.. Mr. Gandy was elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, in January, 1916. In the discharge of his official duty he is faithful, courteous and efficient.