Alvin Endt (September 28, 1933 – June 20, 2016) was an American politician and educator who served in the

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from 1984 to 1999, representing the 113th legislative district of

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as both a

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and

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Early life and education

Endt was born in

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, on September 28, 1933, to Albert Endt and Maude Crysell Endt. He graduated from the

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Career

Endt served in the

, representing the 113th legislative district of

from 1984 to 1999. Although he initially served as a

, in 1990, Endt, along with three other Mississippi state legislators, left the party and became a

. According to Endt, he had been considering switching parties for about a year, stating, "I'm not leaving the Democrats – they left me long ago. My thoughts are conservative, and being associated with the Republican Party is being associated with the more conservative political party." Outside of the

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, Endt was a history teacher at St. Martin High School. He also served two terms as an

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of Ocean Springs from 1965 to 1973 and was appointed Jackson County Supervisor in 1982.

Personal life

Endt was married to Bettie Boyd, with whom he had four children. Endt died at the age of 82 at his home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on June 20, 2016.

References

External links

Endt family
from Open Springs Archives {{DEFAULTSORT:Endt, Alvin 1933 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American legislators 20th-century American educators Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Educators from Mississippi County supervisors in Mississippi Mississippi city council members University of Southern Mississippi alumni People from Ocean Springs, Mississippi 20th-century Mississippi politicians