Horace Stansel

Horace Stansel
c. 1924
53rd Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
January 7, 1936 – April 4, 1936
Preceded byThomas L. Bailey
Succeeded byFielding Wright
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Sunflower County
In office
January 1924 – April 4, 1936
Preceded byArthur B. Clark
Succeeded byPearl Stansel
Personal details
Born
Horace Sylvan Stansel

(1888-11-05)November 5, 1888
Ruleville, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1936(1936-04-04) (aged 47)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDovie Pearl High
EducationMississippi A&M College

Horace Sylvan Stansel (November 5, 1888 – April 4, 1936)[1] was an American civil engineer and politician, remembered chiefly as the original architect of Mississippi's highway system.[1] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives including as Speaker. He was succeeded in office by his wife Dovie Stansel after his death.

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