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                  <text>Jerry J. O’Keefe served as state representative for Harrison County from 1959-1964. He was named most outstanding freshman member of the House of Representatives for the 1960 legislature. This honor was posted in the newspaper, the “Jackson Daily News,” printed on “Monday, May 9, 1960.”&#13;
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              <text>State., Legislators., Harrison County (Miss.), O'Keefe, Jeremiah Joseph, 1923-2016&#13;
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