A History of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion by David G. Sansing and Carroll Waller Since 1842, when Governor Tilghman M. Tucker and his family occupied the Mansion shortly after his inauguration on January 10, the Mississippi Governor's Mansion has served as the state's official executive residence. Designed by William Nichols in the popular classical style, the Mansion soon became a Jackson landmark, and a legendary hospitality surrounded its early years. Mississippi's First Families "threw open the door" of the Mansion and shared its hospitality with plain citizens as graciously and generously as they did with celebrities. This tradition was interrupted only during the Civil War when the state capital was moved to eastern Mississippi to escape the advance of Union troops. Although much of Jackson was burned during the Vicksburg campaign in the summer of 1863, the Mansion was spared. General William T. Sherman used it briefly as a command post, and his troops bivouacked on its...

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