Walter Pate Explained

State House:	Mississippi
District:	Hinds County
Term:	1920-1924
Birth Date:	25 August 1874
Birth Place:	Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Party:	Democrat
Walter Thurston Pate

Walter Thurston Pate (August 25, 1874 - September 17, 1950) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1920 to 1924.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Pate was born on August 25, 1874, in Airmount, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.^{[3] [4]} His parents were Larkin and Susan (Tankersley) Pate. He attended the University of Mississippi from 1894 to 1897. He married Irene McLaurin in 1907, and after her death in 1911, he married Sarah Calhoon Hall in 1920. They had one son. He served in the U. S. Army in World War I as a captain. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County, from 1920 to 1924. He died on September 17, 1950.

References

1. Book: Hamersly. Lewis Randolph. Who's who in New York City and State. Leonard. John W.. Mohr. William Frederick. Knox. Herman Warren. Holmes. Frank R.. Downs. Winfield Scott. 1924. L.R. Hamersly Company. en.
2. Book: History, Mississippi Department of Archives and. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1923. Department of Archives and History. en.
3. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BHL-3XT2 : 23 October 2019), Walter Thurston Pate, 12 May 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
4. Book: Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. 1924. en.