Hackett Dyre Explained

State House1:Mississippi
District1:Grenada and Montgomery counties
Party:Democrat
Termstart:January 1936
Termend:January 1940
Termstart1:January 1916
Termend1:January 1920
Birth Date:28 January 1888
Birth Place:Kilmichael, Mississippi
State Senate:Mississippi
District:26th

William Hackett Dyre (January 28, 1888 - July 1975) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early-to-mid 20th century.

Biography

William Hackett Dyre was born on January 28, 1888, in Kilmichael, Montgomery County, Mississippi.[1] [2] He was the son of Henry Dyre and Julia (Threadgill) Dyre. Dyre attended the public schools of Montgomery County, Mississippi, and attended Kilmichael Hill School and Winona High School. He graduated with a B. A. from the University of Chicago. He became a minister. In November 1915, he was elected to represent Grenada and Montgomery counties in the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat, and served from 1916 to 1920. He represented Mississippi's 26th senatorial district the Mississippi Senate from 1936 to 1940. He died in July 1975.[3] He had last resided in Cleveland, Mississippi.

References

  1. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. en.
  2. Mississippi. Legislature. 1936-01-01. Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1936]]. Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  3. Web site: William Dyre in Social Security Death Index. 2021-05-15. Fold3. en.