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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

        As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
January 10, 2000 incorporated by reference in Trustmark Corporation's Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31,1999 and to all references to our Firm included
in this Registration Statement.

      /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Jackson, Mississippi
January 24, 2001




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