Edward DeVan Dallas | |
Office: | Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 6th district |
Term: | 1964–1976 |
Birth Name: | DeVan Dallas |
Birth Date: | 4 March 1926 |
Birth Place: | Troy, Mississippi, U.S. |
Death Place: | Pontotoc, Mississippi |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Automobile and farm equipment dealer |
Residence: | Pontotoc County, Mississippi |
Children: | 3 |
DeVan "Van" Dallas (March 4, 1926 – November 4, 2016) was an American politician in the state of Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1964 to 1976.[1] Dallas was an automobile and farm equipment dealer. He attended Troy Grammar School and Pontotoc High School. Dallas served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, partaking in World War II.[2] [3] From 1972 to 1976, he sat on the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, among other various boards.[4]