DeVan Dallas explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: November 6, 2016. DeVan Dallas. Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. March 18, 2021.
  2. Book: Ladner, Heber Austin. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register, 1972–1976. Secretary of State. 1976. Jackson. 54.
  3. Book: Genocide in Mississippi. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. 1964. Atlanta. Pamphlet. 10898232.
  4. Web site: Sovereignty Commission Online - Mississippi Department of Archives and History. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905085554/http://mdah.state.ms.us/arrec/digital_archives/sovcom/members.php. September 5, 2015. October 31, 2015. mdah.state.ms.us. Mississippi Department of Archives and History.