John Alton Phillips Explained

Birth Date:8 June 1905
Birth Place:Carrollton, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Macon, Mississippi, U.S.
State House:Mississippi
District:Noxubee County
Termstart:January 1944
Termend:June 12, 1965
Termstart1:January 1932
Termend1:January 1940
Party:Democratic

John Alton Phillips (June 8, 1905 - June 12, 1965) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1932 to 1940 and from 1944 until his death in 1965.

Biography

John Alton Phillips was born on June 8, 1905, in Carrollton, Alabama.[1] [2] He moved to Brooksville, Mississippi, in 1918. He graduated from the University of Alabama and from Cumberland University, receiving his law degree at the latter. He first became a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1932 and served until 1940. He was re-elected in 1944 and served continuously until his death at his home in Macon, Mississippi, on June 12, 1965.

References

  1. Mississippi. Legislature. 1964-01-01. Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]]. Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  2. Web site: Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on June 15, 1965 ยท Page 16. 2021-06-15. Newspapers.com. 15 June 1965 . en.