John Richard Junkin (December 16, 1896 – October 12, 1975) was an American politician who served as Speaker 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 1966 until his death from cancer in 1975. He was previously chairman of the House appropriations committee.
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1896 births
1975 deaths
Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Speakers of the Mississippi House of Representatives
20th-century American legislators
20th-century Mississippi politicians
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