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Ask McGehee: Who was the British nobleman who served as king of Mobile’s Mardi...

History Tom McGehee
The only British-born monarch of Mobile’s Mardi Gras was Arthur Shirley Benn. The year was 1896, but he served under the name of “Emperor of Joy” rather than King Felix.

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