Bill Alexander
President pro tempore of the
Mississippi State Senate
In office
January 1976 – January 1984
Preceded byBob Perry
Succeeded byTommy Brooks
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 12th district
In office
January 1960 – January 1984
Personal details
Born
William Brooks Alexander Jr.

(1921-12-23)December 23, 1921
Boyle, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 19, 2006(2006-01-19) (aged 84)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBelle McDonald
EducationMississippi College
University of Mississippi
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II

William Brooks Alexander Jr. (December 23, 1921 - January 19, 2006) was an American attorney, farmer, and politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1960 to 1984, and its president pro tempore from 1976 to 1984.

Biography

William Brooks Alexander was born on December 23, 1921, in Boyle, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of lawyer and state senator William Brooks Alexander Sr. and Vivien B. Alexander.[2][3] He attended schools in Boyle for 12 years.[2] He also became an Eagle Scout.[2] He graduated from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1948.[2] He was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1960 after the death of his father, who had been the incumbent.[3][1][2] In 1966, while still a state senator, he was a candidate for Congress.[2] In 1976, he became the senate's president pro tempore, and held that position until his last Senate term ended in 1984.[1][2] He died on January 19, 2006.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mississippi. Legislature (1980-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1980]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "SC 554 (As Adopted by Senate and House) - 2006 Regular Session". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  3. 1 2 "W B Alexander". Clarion-Ledger. 1966-07-16. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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