William Edward McIntyre (August 16, 1885 - August 1980) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century.
William E. McIntyre | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 1944 – January 1948 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Rankin County district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1885 Johns, Mississippi |
| Died | August 1980 (aged 95) |
| Political party | Democrat |
Early life
editWilliam Edward McIntyre was born on August 16, 1885, in Johns, Mississippi.[1][2][3] He was the son of M. C. McIntyre and Minervia Jane McIntyre.[1] He attended the public schools of Rankin County, Mississippi.[1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a L.L. B. in 1910.[1] He began practicing law in Brandon, Mississippi, in the same year.[1]
Political career
editFrom 1911 to 1912, McIntyre was the County Attorney of Rankin County.[1] He was also on Rankin County's board of supervisors for four years before 1916.[1] In November 1915, he was elected to represent Rankin County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] He served there from 1916 to 1920.[1] While there, he was the chairman of the House's Census and Apportionment committee.[1] He was the member of Mississippi's State Game & Fish Commission starting in 1932, and its chairman for 8 years before 1944.[2] He represented Mississippi's 5th senatorial district in the Mississippi State Senate from 1944 to 1948.[2]
Personal life and death
editMcIntyre was a Methodist and a member of the Elks, the Masons, and the Knights of Pythias.[1] He died at age 95 in August 1980.[3][4][5] His older son, William Edward Jr., died from a throat malignancy about a week later.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c Mississippi. Legislature (1944-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1944]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ a b "William Mcintyre in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ^ a b "The McIntyre Family". Scott County Times. 1980-09-10. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "William Edward McIntyre". Clarion-Ledger. 1980-08-23. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
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