Buck Bounds | |
State House: | Mississippi |
District: | 44th |
Term Start: | January 5, 1988 |
Term End: | January 7, 1992 |
Predecessor: | Mike Eakes |
Successor: | Mike Eakes |
Birthname: | Shelton Erskine Bounds |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1929 |
Death Place: | Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Barbara Mooney |
Alma Mater: | East Central Community College University of Southern Mississippi |
Branch: | United States Air Force |
Battles: | Korean War |
Shelton Erskine "Buck" Bounds (June 11, 1929 – January 31, 2020) was an American farmer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served two terms on the Philadelphia, Mississippi board of aldermen and one term in the Mississippi House of Representatives.[1] He ran for state senate in 1999 but lost to state Democratic chair Gloria Williamson in the primary.[2] His son, C. Scott Bounds, currently serves in the legislature as a Republican, after he switched parties in 2010.