Hackett Dyre
Hackett Dyre | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office January 1936 – January 1940 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Grenada and Montgomery counties district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 28, 1888 Kilmichael, Mississippi |
| Died | July 1975 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Democrat |
William Hackett Dyre (January 28, 1888 - July 1975) was a Democratic Mississippi state legislator in the early-to-mid 20th century.
Biography
[edit]William Hackett Dyre was born on January 28, 1888, in Kilmichael, Montgomery County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Henry Dyre and Julia (Threadgill) Dyre.[1] Dyre attended the public schools of Montgomery County, Mississippi, and attended Kilmichael Hill School and Winona High School.[1] He graduated with a B. A. from the University of Chicago.[1] He became a minister.[2] In November 1915, he was elected to represent Grenada and Montgomery counties in the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Democrat, and served from 1916 to 1920.[1][2] He represented Mississippi's 26th senatorial district the Mississippi Senate from 1936 to 1940.[2] He died in July 1975.[3] He had last resided in Cleveland, Mississippi.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History.
- ^ a b c d Mississippi. Legislature (1936-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1936]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ a b "William Dyre in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-05-15.