Prentiss Walker | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
Preceded by | W. Arthur Winstead |
Succeeded by | Gillespie V. Montgomery |
Personal details | |
Born | Prentiss Lafayette Walker August 23, 1917 Taylorsville, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | June 5, 1998 Magee, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 80)
Resting place | Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Mize, Mississippi |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Dimple Howell Walker |
Children | Treta Walker Butler Jan Walker Magee |
Alma mater | Mississippi College |
Occupation | Farmer |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Prentiss Lafayette Walker (August 23, 1917 – June 5, 1998) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician from Mississippi. A staunch segregationist, in 1964 he became the first Republican to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi during the twentieth century.