Seelig Wise Explained

Birth Date:7 August 1913
Birth Place:Jonestown, Mississippi
Party:Republican
State Senate:Mississippi
Termstart:January 1964
Termend:January 1968
District:11th
Death Place:Jackson, Mississippi
Predecessor:Frank D. Barlow
Branch:Army
Rank:Captain
Nickname:Bushie

Seelig Bartell "Bushie" Wise (August 7, 1913 - September 4, 2004) was a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 11th district (Coahoma County), from 1964 to 1968. He was the first Republican Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction.[1]

Biography

Seelig Bartell Wise was born on August 7, 1913, in Jonestown, Mississippi.[2] [3] He received a B. S. degree in agriculture from Mississippi State University. He then became a cotton farmer in Coahoma County. He became a Captain in the U. S. Army. In 1964, he became the first Republican Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction when he was elected to represent the state's 11th senatorial district, which consisted of Coahoma County. He died on September 4, 2004, in Jackson, Mississippi.

References

  1. Web site: Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on September 6, 2004 ยท Page 22. 2021-04-25. Newspapers.com. en.
  2. Mississippi. Legislature. 1964-01-01. Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]]. Mississippi Legislature Hand Books. 10.
  3. Web site: Seelig B Wise in Social Security Death Index. 2021-04-25. Fold3. en.