Ross Barnett, who was the governor of Mississippi from 1960 to 1964 and vehemently opposed the integration of the University of Mississippi, taught school for two years in the early nineteen twenties in Pontotoc County. He taught math and coached the basketball team.
Sources:
Pontotoc County, Mississippi Genealogy and History. November 2, 2006. www.rootsweb.com/~mspontot/churches/churchlist
Pontotoc Progress, May 27, 1954
Pontotoc Progress, December 30, 1976
Tupelo Journal, August 28, 1969
Tupelo Journal, September 17, 1969