Glen Deweese Explained

Glen Deweese
Office1:Member of the Mississippi State Senate
Termstart1:January 1976
Termend1:January 1992
Preceded1:Bert White
Constituency1:19th district (1976–1980)
33rd district (1980–1992)
Succeeded1:Joe Clay Hamilton
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Janice Thomas
Birth Name:Glen Sennett Deweese
Birth Date:5 January 1932
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
Office:President pro tempore of the
Mississippi State Senate
Termstart:January 1986
Termend:January 1992
Preceded:Tommy Brooks
Succeeded:Ollie Mohamed

Glen Sennett Deweese (January 5, 1932 – September 27, 2001) was an American convenience store owner and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1976 to 1992, and its president pro tempore from 1986 to 1992.

Biography

Glen Sennett Deweese was born on January 5, 1932, in Philadelphia, Mississippi.[1] [2] He was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1975 for the 1976-1980 term. In 1986, he became the President Pro Tempore of the Mississippi Senate, and served in the position from 1986 to 1992.[3] His tenure in the Senate ended when he lost in the 1991 election. He died on September 27, 2001, in Meridian, Mississippi.

References

  1. 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. Web site: Staff Reports. 2001-09-29. Glen Deweese dies after bout with cancer. 2021-06-12. Franklin County Times.
  3. Web site: SC 502 (As Adopted by Senate) - 2001 2nd Extraordinary Session. 2021-06-19. billstatus.ls.state.ms.us.