Jamie Whitten

Jamie Whitten
Whitten in 1961
42nd Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byGeorge H. Mahon
Succeeded byJohn Dingell
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byGeorge H. Mahon
Succeeded byWilliam Natcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Mississippi
In office
November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byWall Doxey
Succeeded byRoger Wicker
Constituency2nd district (1941–1973)
1st district (1973–1995)
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office
1931–1932
Personal details
Born
Jamie Lloyd Whitten

(1910-04-18)April 18, 1910
Cascilla, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 1995(1995-09-09) (aged 85)
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Mississippi

Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910 – September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the time of his departure the longest-serving U.S. Representative ever. From 1979 to 1995, he was Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the longest-serving member of Congress ever from Mississippi. He was a New Deal liberal on economic matters, and took a leading role in Congress in forming national policy and spending regarding agriculture. Whitten was the last remaining member of Congress to have served during the FDR administration.