| | '''Gilbert Ellzey Carmichael''', known as '''Gil Carmichael''' (June 27, 1927 – January 31, 2016), was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man, transportation policy specialist,<ref name=campaigns/> and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from Meridian, [[Mississippi]]. He was a key player in the slow development of the [[two-party system]] in Mississippi during the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://library.msstate.edu/FindingAid/Gilbert_E._Carmichael_papers_finding_aid_MSS.338.pdf|title=Gilbert E. Carmichael papers|publisher=librarymsstate.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref> | | '''Gilbert Ellzey Carmichael''', known as '''Gil Carmichael''' (June 27, 1927 – January 31, 2016), was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man, transportation policy specialist,<ref name=campaigns/> and [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[politician]] from Meridian, [[Mississippi]]. He was a key player in the slow development of the [[two-party system]] in Mississippi during the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://library.msstate.edu/FindingAid/Gilbert_E._Carmichael_papers_finding_aid_MSS.338.pdf|title=Gilbert E. Carmichael papers|publisher=librarymsstate.edu|accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref> |