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Seelig Wise

Seelig Wise

American politician

Seelig Bartell "Bushie" Wise (August 7, 1913 - September 4, 2004) was a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 11th district (Coahoma County), from 1964 to 1968. He was the first Republican Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction.[1]

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Biography

Seelig Bartell Wise was born on August 7, 1913, in Jonestown, Mississippi.[2][3] He received a B. S. degree in agriculture from Mississippi State University.[1] He then became a cotton farmer in Coahoma County.[1] He became a Captain in the U. S. Army.[1] In 1964, he became the first Republican Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction when he was elected to represent the state's 11th senatorial district, which consisted of Coahoma County.[2][1] He died on September 4, 2004, in Jackson, Mississippi.[3][1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on September 6, 2004 · Page 22". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. [2]
    Mississippi. Legislature (1964-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 10.
  3. [3]
    "Seelig B Wise in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-04-25.


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