U.S. Congressman. He was a chief deputy sheriff of Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department, (1966-72) and chief investigator, of the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, (1971-77). He graduated from William Carey College in 1979, was Chief of Police of Gulfport, Mississippi, (1977-83) and Sheriff of Harrison County, (1984-89). In 1989, he was elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First Congress and served until his death. He died at age 45 in an airplane crash near the DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi.
U.S. Congressman. He was a chief deputy sheriff of Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department, (1966-72) and chief investigator, of the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department, (1971-77). He graduated from William Carey College in 1979, was Chief of Police of Gulfport, Mississippi, (1977-83) and Sheriff of Harrison County, (1984-89). In 1989, he was elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First Congress and served until his death. He died at age 45 in an airplane crash near the DeSoto National Forest, Mississippi.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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