| Eugene Octave Sykes, Jr. | |
| Office: | Mississippi Supreme Court Justice |
| Office2: | Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission |
| Order2: | 1st |
| Predecessor2: | Position Established |
| President2: | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Successor2: | Anning S. Prall |
| Birth Date: | 16 July 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Aberdeen, Mississippi |
| Death Place: | Washington, DC |
| Parents: | Eugene Octave Sykes, Sr. India Rogers |
| Education: | St. John's College High School United States Naval Academy University of Mississippi |
| Term Start: | 1916 |
| Term End: | 1924 |
| Appointed: | Theodore Bilbo |
| Term Start2: | July 11, 1934 |
| Term End2: | March 8, 1935 |
Eugene Octave Sykes, Jr. (July 16, 1876 – June 21, 1945) was a justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court. He served as the first Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to 1935.
Sykes was born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on July 16, 1876, to Eugene Octave Sykes, Sr. and India Rogers. He attended St. John's College High School and the United States Naval Academy, and the University of Mississippi for his graduate degree.
He served on the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1916 to 1924, appointed by Theodore Bilbo.[1] Calvin Coolidge appointed him to the Federal Radio Commission in 1927. He served as the first Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to 1935.
He died of a heart attack on June 21, 1945, in Washington, D.C.[2]