Seelig Bartell "Bushie" Wise (August 7, 1913 - September 4, 2004) was a

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member of the

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, representing the 11th district (

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), from 1964 to 1968. He was the first

Mississippi state senator since

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Biography

Seelig Bartell Wise was born on August 7, 1913, in

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. He received a B. S. degree in agriculture from

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. He then became a cotton farmer in

. He became a

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in the U. S. Army. In 1964, he became the first

Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction when he was elected to represent the state's 11th senatorial district, which consisted of

. He died on September 4, 2004, in

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1913 births 2004 deaths Republican Party Mississippi state senators Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi People from Jonestown, Mississippi United States Army officers {{Mississippi-politician-stub