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                                                                      Exhibit 23

             Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm's Consent


The Board of Directors
Trustmark Corporation:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statement  (No.
333-07141) on Form S-8 of Trustmark Corporation of our report dated June 7, 2004
with respect to the financial statements and supplemental  schedule of Trustmark
401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for the years then ended, which
report  appears in the December 31, 2003 annual report on Form 11-K of Trustmark
401(k) Plan.

                                               /s/ KPMG LLP

Jackson, Mississippi
June 23, 2004

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