title: John Going
text: # John Going
  
  John Byrd Going was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Calhoun County, from 1908 to 1920 and from 1940 to 1948.
  
  ## Biography
  
  John Byrd Going was born on January 26, 1873, in Pittsboro, Calhoun County, Mississippi. His parents were David Going and Martha Caroline (Pilgreen) Going. He launched a newspaper, the Dixie Herald, in 1903 and became the editor. He married Ronda Steele in 1906. He was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent Calhoun County as a Democrat on November 5, 1907. He was re-elected in 1911 and 1915. He also represented Calhoun County in the House from 1940 to 1944. He was re-elected and served from 1944 to 1948.
  
  