Dennis Murphree
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Dennis Murphree (January 6, 1886 - February 9, 1949) was a Mississippi politician. He was twice elected to the lieutenant governorship, once in 1923 and again in 1939. In each instance, he succeeded to the governorship and completed the term of his predecessor. In March, 1927, he became governor of Mississippi after the death of incumbent Henry L. Whitfield and served for about ten months until Theodore G. Bilbo, who defeated Murphree in the Democratic Party primary by 10,000 votes, was sworn the following January. With the death of Gov. Paul B. Johnson, Sr. in December 1943, Murphree again became governor and finished the three weeks left in Johnson's term.
| Preceded by: Henry L. Whitfield | Governor of Mississippi 1927-1928 | Succeeded by: Theodore G. Bilbo |
| Preceded by: Paul B. Johnson, Sr. | Governor of Mississippi 1943-1944 | Succeeded by: Thomas L. Bailey |