John William Powell (March 4, 1928 - November 15, 2010) was an American farmer and
Democratic 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 1960 to 1988.
Biography
John William Powell was born on March 4, 1928, in
Liberty, Mississippi
Liberty is a town in Amite County, Mississippi. It is part of the McComb, Mississippi McComb micropolitan area, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It has a population of 728 according to the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Amite County.
The tow ...
.
He graduated from
Liberty High School and
Southwest Mississippi Junior College.
He began serving as a
Democrat
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in 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 ...
in 1960.
He continued serving in the Senate until he retired in 1988.
He died on November 15, 2010, in
McComb, Mississippi.
References
1928 births
2010 deaths
People from Liberty, Mississippi
Democratic Party Mississippi state senators
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