Jamie L. Whitten

Politician

Birthday April 18, 1910

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Mississippi

DEATH DATE Sep 9, 1995 (85)

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About

Politician who was a Representative from Mississippi from 1979 to 1995. He was the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee from 1979 to 1992.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Mississippi.

Trivia

When he retired in 1995 he was the second-lostest serving member of the US House of Representatives.

Family Life

He had two children with his wife Rebecca Thompson.

Associated With

He was an opponent of the Supreme Court's decision on Brown Vs. The Board of Education, a case which was won by Thurgood Marshall.