Howard Dyer Jr. (October 4, 1915 - December 22, 1986) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a member of the

Mississippi State Senate The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...

from 1976 to 1986 and a member of the

Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...

from 1940 to 1944.

Biography

Howard Dyer Jr. was born on October 4, 1915, in Greenville, Mississippi. He graduated from

Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan� ...

and the University of Mississippi School of Law. He represented Washington County in the

for one term from 1940 to 1944. He then represented the 22nd District in the

for 2 terms from 1976 to 1984, and was elected to a third term but died before it ended. While still a member of the Senate, he died on December 22, 1986, in his home in Greenville, Mississippi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dyer, Howard 1915 births 1986 deaths Mississippi state senators Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Greenville, Mississippi