Buck Bounds
Shelton Erskine "Buck" Bounds was an American farmer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served two terms on the Philadelphia, Mississippi board of aldermen and one term in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He ran for state senate in 1999 but lost to state Democratic chair Gloria Williamson in the primary. His son, C. Scott Bounds, currently serves in the legislature as a Republican, after he switched parties in 2010.