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Horace Stansel | |
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53rd Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 7, 1936 – April 4, 1936 | |
Preceded by | Thomas L. Bailey |
Succeeded by | Fielding Wright |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Sunflower County | |
In office January 1924 – April 4, 1936 | |
Preceded by | Arthur B. Clark |
Succeeded by | Pearl Stansel |
Personal details | |
Born | Horace Sylvan Stansel November 5, 1888 Ruleville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | April 4, 1936 Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 47)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Dovie Pearl High |
Education | Mississippi 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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