MISSISSIPPI

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96 Congressional Directory MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
(Population, 1970 census, 2,216,912)
SENATORS
JAMES OLIVER EASTLAND, Democrat, of Doddsville, Miss.; born in
Doddsville, Miss., November 28, 1904; Methodist; attended the University of
Mississippi, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Alabama; LL.D.,
Mississippi College, 1971; moved to Forest, Miss., in 1905 and was reared in
Scott County, Miss.; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1927, and commenced
practice in Forest, Miss.; also engaged in farming; member of the State house of
representatives from Scott County, Miss., 1928-32; married Elizabeth Coleman
in 1932; three daughters, Nell, Ann, and Sue, and one son, Woods Eugene;
moved to Sunflower County, Miss., in 1934; appointed to the United States
Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hon. Pat Harrison, and served
from June 30, 1941, to September 28, 1941, when a duly elected successor qualified;
elected to the United States Senate on November 3, 1942, for the term beginning
January 3, 1943; unopposed for the term beginning January 3, 1949; reelected for
term beginning January 1955; reelected for term beginning January 3, 1961:
reelected for term beginning January 10, 1967; reelected for term beginning
January 3, 1973; elected President Pro Tempore, July 29, 1972; reelected January
3, 1973; chairman, Committee on the Judiciary; member, Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
JOHN CORNELIUS STENNIS, Democrat, of De Kalb, Miss., was born in
Kemper County, Miss., August 3, 1901, the son o` Hampton Howell and Cornelia
(Adams) Stennis; B.S. degree, Mississippi State University, 1923; LL.B. degree,
University of Virginia Law School, 1928; LL.D., Millsaps College, 1957; LL.D.,
University of Wyoming, 1962; LL.D., Mississippi College, 1969; LL.D., Belhaven
College, 1972; member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta (legal), and Alpha Chi
Rho fraternities; Presbyterian, Mason, Lion, Mississippi and American Bar
Associations; elected Mississippi House of Representatives 1928-32; elected
district prosecuting attorney, Sixteenth Judical District, 1931 and 1935; appointed
circuit judge, 1937, and elected 1938, 1942, 1946; elected United States Senator
November 4, 1947; reelected 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, and 1976; chairman, Armed
Services Committee; member, Appropriations Committee; married Coy Hines,
1929; two children: John Hampton and Mrs. Margaret S. Womble; two grand-
daughters, Jane Grey Syme and Martha Laurin Stennis, and two grandsons,
John Stennis Syme and Hampton Hines Stennis.
REPRESENTATIVES
FIRST DISTRICT.-COUNTIES: Alcorn, Benton, Coahorna, T)e Soto. Grenada. Itawamba. Lafayette. Lee.
Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss. Quitman, Tate, Tallahatchie. Tippsh. Tishomingo, Tunica.
Union, and Yalobusha (20 counties). Population (1970), 433.825.
JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Democrat, of Charleston, Miss.; born at Castilla,
Miss.; married to Miss Rebecca Thompson, of Saltillo, Miss.; two children:
James Lloyd and Beverly Rebecca (now Mrs. Dr. Walter Merritt) ; member of
Presbyterian Church, Masonic Order, Rotarian, Lions Club, Phi Alpha Delta and
Beta Theta Pi fraternities; educated in the public schools of Cascilla and Charles-
ton, Miss.; attended both literary and law departments of the University of Missis-
sippi and has since practiced law at Charleston, IIiss.; served 1 year as school
principal; elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives when 21 years of age
and served one session; elected district attorney, at the age of 23, of the 17th
District of Mississi pi (Tallahatchie, Yalobusha, Panola, Tate, and De Soto
Counties) ; reelectedp district attorney twice and served in that capacity until
elected to the 77th Congress at a special election; reelected to the 78th and each
succeeding Congress, now serving 19th term; ranking member, Committee on
Appropriations (Public Works, Agriculture, and Food and Drug and Related
Agencies Subcommittees) ; author: "That We May Live," 1966.
SECOND DISTRICT.-Cc
Leflore, Lowndes, Monro
(16 counties). Populr,tio,
DAVID R. BOWEL
at Houston, Miss.; son
of Cleveland High Sch,
M.A.; U.S. Army; Assi:
College; Assistant Prof
nomic Opportunity; U.
for Mississippi; elected
succeeding Congress; c
Agriculture-member,
Subcommittee; memb(
mittees on Coast Guar,
the Environment, and
THIRD DISTRICT.-CouNi
Davis, Kemper, Lauderd
Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Si
GILLESPIE V. MO
Meridian; B.S., Mississi
conflict; former brigadi
signed to Standby Res(
Commendation Medal,
tificate of Merit by An
tional Guard Associati
Mississippi Broadcaster
Award, and Distinguist
United States; member.
University Alumni Ass,
National Guard Associat
prior to being elected t(
resenting Lauderdale C.
1966; reelected to 91st ,
Services Committee and
on Compensation, Pensi'
Committee on Missing
president of Congressior
FOURTH DISTRICT.-CoUN
Lincoln, Pike, Walthall, Wi
THAD COCHRAN,]
December 7, 1937; grad
Mississippi 1959; J.D.,
Rotary Foundation Felb
at Trinity College, Univ.
1959-61; admitted to b
Rotary Club, 1970-71;
Junior Chamber of Com
the Year in Mississippi,
State Bar, 1972-73; ma
children: Clayton and KE
reelected to each succeed
FIFTH DISTRICT.-CObNTIES
Pearl River, Perry, Stone, al
TRENT LOTT, Rept
Grenada, Miss.; son of 1
cagoule public schools an(
served as field represents
l
aw alumni secretary of t)
in Pascagoula in 1967 wit
Congressman William M.
Phi Alpha Delta legal fra;
Association, the Masons,
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Houston, Tex.
Fargo, N. Dak.
Sophia, W. Va.
Warwick, R.I.
Lakeland, Fla.
Tucson, Ariz.
Mill Valley, Calif.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Everett, Wash.
Boston, Mass.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Forsyth, Mont.
New York, N.Y.
Madison, Wis.
Flint, Mich.
Baltimore, Md.
Nashville, Tenn.
Rutland, Vt.
De Kalb, Miss.
Big Horn, Wyo.
Westfield, N.J.
Omaha, Nebr.
Eastland, James 0.1 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
fMcClellan, John L.1__________..__
Magnuson, Warren G.'----------
Young, Milton R______________
Sparkman, John J.'_____________
Stennis, John C________________
Long, Russell B------ __________
Jackson, Henry M.'____________
Curtis, Carl T.'________________
Thurmond, Strom 3_____________
.Talmadge, Herman E-----------
Proxmire, William______________
(Byrd, Robert C.'_______________
Cannon, Howard, W____________
Muskie, Edmund S____
Burdick, Quentin N.' -----------
Tower, John G________________
Pearson, James B______________
Kennedy, Edward M___________
McIntyre. Thomas J__
Bayh, Birch___________________
Inouye, Daniel K.'_____________
McGovern, George S.1
Ribicoff, Abraham A.' ----------
Nelson, Gaylord_______________
Byrd, Harry F., Jr_____________
Griffin, Robert P.1______________
Baker, Howard H., Jr----------
Brooke, Edward
Hansen, Clifford P_____________
Percy, Charles H_______________
Hatfield, Mark 0______________
Stevens, Ted------------------
Eagleton, Thomas F____________
Mississippi ---------
Washington --------- Dec. 14, 1944
North Dakota------ Mar. 12, 1945
Alabama ----------- Nov. 6, 1946
Mississippi----___-_ Nov. 5, 1947
Louisiana ----------- Dec. 31, 1948
Washington--------- Jan. 3, 1953
Nebraska___________ Jan. 1,1955
New Jersey--------- Jan. 3, 1955
South Carolina------ Nov. 7, 1956
Idaho______________ 1Jan. 3,1957
Georgia----------- J
New York__________ Jan. 9, 1957
Wisconsin- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Aug. 28, 1957
West Virginia- _ _ _ _ _ _ Nov. 5, 1958
West Virginia_______
Nevada____________ Jan. 3,1959
Mai ne_____________
New Jersey_________
North Dakota------ Aug.
Montana------;----
Rhode Island- _ _ _ _ _ _ J1
Texas______________ June
Kansas_____________ Jan.
Massachusetts------
New Nov.
Hampshire-----
Indiana____________
Hawaii-------------Ilro? 14 laaq
Connecticut_________
Michigan___________I May 11, 1966
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^ I Jan. 3, 1967
Wyoming ---------
Illinois_____________
Oregon_____________- Jan. 10,1967
Alaska_____________ Dec. 24, 1968
Missouri ----------- Dec. 28, 1968
8, 1960
3, 1961
15, 1961
31, 1962
7, 1962
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CLASS I.-SENATORS WHOSE TERMS OF SERVICE EXPIRE IN 1983
[33 Senators in this group: Democrats, 21; Republicans, 11; Independent, 1]
Bentsen, Lloyd M_________________________
Burdick, Quentin N________________________
Byrd, Harry F., Jr-------------------------
Byrd, Robert C___________________________
Cannon, Howard W________________________
Chafee, John H---------------------------
Chiles, Lawton____________________________
Danforth, John C_________________________
DeConcini, Dennis------------------------
Hatch, Orrin G___-___-____ _------
Hayakawa, S. I -------------------
Heinz, H. John, 3d______________________
Humphrey, Hubert H______________________
Jackson, Henry M_________________________
Kennedy, Edward M_______-__ __-__--
Lugar, Richard G______________ ----
Matsunaga, Spark M _ _ _ _ _ - _ _
Melcher, John _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -
Metzenbaum, Howard M__________________
Moynihan, Daniel P____-..__ ---
Muskie, Edmund S________________________
Proxmire, William_________________________
Riegle, Donald W., Jr_____________________
Roth, William V., Jr_______________________
Sarbanes, Paul S --------------------------
Sasser, James R___________________--------
Schmitt, Harrison H____________________-__
Stafford, Robert T________________________
Stennis, John C___________________________
Wallop, Malcolm_____________ _------
Weicker, Lowell P., Jr----------------------
Williams , Harrison A., Jr___________________
Zorinsky, Edward-------------------------
Houston, Tex.
Fargo, N. Dak.
Winchester, Va.
Sophia, W. Va.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Warwick, R.I.
Lakeland, Fla.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Tucson, Ariz.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mill Valley, Calif.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Waverly, Minn.
Everett, Wash.
Boston, Mass.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Forsyth, Mont.
Shaker Heights, Ohio.
New York, N.Y.
Waterville, Maine.
Madison, Wis.
Flint, Mich.
Wilmington, Del.
Baltimore, Md.
Nashville, Tenn.
Silver City, N. Mex.
Rutland, Vt.
De Kalb, Miss.
Big Horn, Wyo.
Greenwich, Conn.
Westfield, N.J.
Omaha, Nebr.
Eastland, James O.
McClellan, John L.
Magnuson, Warren
Young, Milton R_ .
Sparkman, John J.'
Stennis, John C---
Long, Russell B___.
Jackson, Henry M.
Curtis, Carl T.' _ _ _ .
Case, Clifford P.'__.
Thurmond, Strom '_
Church, Frank -----
Talmadge, Herman
Javits, Jacob K.'_ _ _
Proxmire, William__
Randolph, Jennings
Byrd, Robert C.'___
Cannon, Howard, V6
Muskie, Edmund S_
Williams, Harrison I
Burdick, Quentin N.
f Metcalf, Lee ' _ _ _ _ _
Pell, Claiborne-----
Tower, John G----
Pearson, James B - _ .
5 Kennedy, Edward M
McIntyre, Thomas J
Bayh, Birch __-_____
Inouye, Daniel K.'_ -
McGovern, George S
Ribicoff, Abraham A
Nelson, Gaylord - - - -
Byrd, Harry F., Jr_ _
Griffin, Robert P.'__.
Hollings, Ernest F___
Baker, Howard H., J.
Brooke, Edward W__
Hansen, Clifford P__
Percy, Charles H____
Hatfield, Mark O---
Stevens, Ted________
Eagleton, Thomas F_
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