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| − | |name=Ellis Barkett Bodron | + | |name=Ellis Barkett Bodron<br> |
| + | (Served in both houses of the Mississippi State Legislature) | ||
|birth_date=October 25, 1923 | |birth_date=October 25, 1923 | ||
|birth_place=Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]] | |birth_place=Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]] | ||
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|death_place=[[Jackson]], Mississippi | |death_place=[[Jackson]], Mississippi | ||
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] | ||
| + | |spouse=Jane Workman Bodron | ||
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| − | '''Ellis Barkett Bodron''' (October 25, 1923 & | + | '''Ellis Barkett Bodron''' (October 25, 1923 – February 18, 1997) was a veteran [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of both houses of the [[Mississippi]] state legislature between 1948 and 1984. He was legally blind. |
| − | Bodron practiced law for a half century in his native Vicksburg in Warren County in western Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952 and in the Mississippi State Senate from 1952 to 1984. He was named Senate Finance Committee chairman in 1964 by then Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin (1913-1966). He continued as chairman until he left the Senate in 1984 after losing a bid for re-election the preceding year. | + | Bodron practiced law for a half century in his native Vicksburg in Warren County in western Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952 and in the Mississippi State Senate from 1952 to 1984. He was named Senate Finance Committee chairman in 1964 by then Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin (1913-1966). He continued as chairman until he left the Senate in 1984 after losing a bid for re-election the preceding year.<ref name=obit/> Like his House colleague, [[H. L. Merideth]] of Greenville, Bodron was widely considered to have a photographic memory and could recite in detail passages from legislative matters under consideration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Ex-lawmaker-who-helped-usher-in-Mississippi-12180040.php|title=Ex-lawmaker who helped usher in Mississippi casinos dies|publisher=''Laredo (Texas) Morning Times''|date=September 7, 2017|accessdate=September 11, 2017}}</ref> |
| − | Bodron was | + | For the last dozen years of his life, Bodron was a [[Lobbying|lobbyist]] for the liquor, [[tobacco]], health care, and [[insurance]] industries.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=112543461|title=Ellis Barkett Bodrin|publisher=Findagrave.com from the ''Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial Appeal''|date=February 19, 1997|accessdate=September 11, 2017}}</ref> |
| − | + | Bodron was the Democratic nominee in 1972 for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for Mississippi's 4th congressional district. He was defeated by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Thad Cochran]], who six years later was elected to the [[United States Senate]], in which he served until April 1, 2018, when he resigned because of health issues. | |
| − | == | + | Bodron died of brain cancer in the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in the capital city of [[Jackson]], Mississippi, and was survived by his wife, Jane Workman Bodron (March 17, 1934 – May 2, 2006) of Vicksburg;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/jane-bodron/e62239508196|title=Jane Bodron|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=September 11, 2017}}</ref> a son, Lawrence E. Bodron of Vicksburg; a daughter, Helen E. Bodron, and three sisters.<ref name=obit/> |
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Latest revision as of 16:32, May 30, 2018
| Ellis Barkett Bodron (Served in both houses of the Mississippi State Legislature) | |
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| Born | October 25, 1923 Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Died | February 18, 1997 Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political Party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Jane Workman Bodron |
Ellis Barkett Bodron (October 25, 1923 – February 18, 1997) was a veteran Democratic member of both houses of the Mississippi state legislature between 1948 and 1984. He was legally blind.
Bodron practiced law for a half century in his native Vicksburg in Warren County in western Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1948 to 1952 and in the Mississippi State Senate from 1952 to 1984. He was named Senate Finance Committee chairman in 1964 by then Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin (1913-1966). He continued as chairman until he left the Senate in 1984 after losing a bid for re-election the preceding year.[1] Like his House colleague, H. L. Merideth of Greenville, Bodron was widely considered to have a photographic memory and could recite in detail passages from legislative matters under consideration.[2]
For the last dozen years of his life, Bodron was a lobbyist for the liquor, tobacco, health care, and insurance industries.[1]
Bodron was the Democratic nominee in 1972 for the United States House of Representatives for Mississippi's 4th congressional district. He was defeated by the Republican Thad Cochran, who six years later was elected to the United States Senate, in which he served until April 1, 2018, when he resigned because of health issues.
Bodron died of brain cancer in the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi, and was survived by his wife, Jane Workman Bodron (March 17, 1934 – May 2, 2006) of Vicksburg;[3] a son, Lawrence E. Bodron of Vicksburg; a daughter, Helen E. Bodron, and three sisters.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ellis Barkett Bodrin. Findagrave.com from the Memphis (Tennessee) Commercial Appeal (February 19, 1997). Retrieved on September 11, 2017.
- ↑ Ex-lawmaker who helped usher in Mississippi casinos dies. Laredo (Texas) Morning Times (September 7, 2017). Retrieved on September 11, 2017.
- ↑ Jane Bodron. Mylife.com. Retrieved on September 11, 2017.