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| | | office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 84 (Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties) | | | office=Mississippi State Representative<br> for District 84 (Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties) |
| | | term_start=January 2012 | | | term_start=January 2012 |
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| | | preceded=David "Tad" Campbell | | | preceded=David "Tad" Campbell |
| − | | succeeded= | + | | succeeded=Troy Smith |
| | | birth_date=August 8, 1966 | | | birth_date=August 8, 1966 |
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| | | residence=Quitman<br>Clarke County<br>[[Mississippi]] | | | residence=Quitman<br>Clarke County<br>[[Mississippi]] |
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| − | '''William E. Shirley, Jr.''' (born August 8, 1966), is a [[restaurant]] owner from Quitman, [[Mississippi]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 84, which encompasses Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/shirley.xml|title=William Shirley|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> | + | '''William E. Shirley, Jr.''' (born August 8, 1966), is a [[restaurant]] owner from Quitman, [[Mississippi]], who is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 84, which encompasses Clarke, Jasper, and Newton counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/shirley.xml|title=William Shirley|publisher=Billstatus.ls.state.ms.us|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> He served two terms from 2012 to 2020. |
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| | Shirley graduated from Quitman High School in Clarke County and attended Meridian Community College in Meridian in Lauderdale County and the Missouri Auction School. Shirley also served in the [[United States Coast Guard]]. He owns the Family Fish Camp restaurant on Causeyville Road in Meridian and is a former district manager for the BellSouth Corporation. He and his wife, the former Benita Meadows, have three children. He is a [[Baptist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69887/william-shirley-jr#.WeAZW7pFzb0|title=William Shirley's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> | | Shirley graduated from Quitman High School in Clarke County and attended Meridian Community College in Meridian in Lauderdale County and the Missouri Auction School. Shirley also served in the [[United States Coast Guard]]. He owns the Family Fish Camp restaurant on Causeyville Road in Meridian and is a former district manager for the BellSouth Corporation. He and his wife, the former Benita Meadows, have three children. He is a [[Baptist]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69887/william-shirley-jr#.WeAZW7pFzb0|title=William Shirley's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 12, 2017}}</ref> |