Buddie Newman
Buddie Newman | |
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58th Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 1976 – January 5, 1988 | |
Preceded by | John Junkin |
Succeeded by | Tim Ford |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
In office January 1952 – January 5, 1988 | |
Preceded by | Wade Cole |
Succeeded by | Charles Weissinger Jr. |
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 20th district | |
In office 1948–1952 | |
Preceded by | Bernard Graft |
Succeeded by | Herman C. Glazier Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Clarence Benton Newman May 8, 1921 Valley Park, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | October 13, 2002 Valley Park, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 81)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Betty Petrus |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Rank | Technician fifth grade |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Clarence Benton "Buddie" Newman (May 8, 1921 – October 13, 2002) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976 to 1988. He was elected to one term in the state senate before beginning his 36-year career in the House, representing his native Issaquena County.[1]
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Early life and education
Newman was born on May 8, 1921, at the Railroad Section Foreman's House in Valley Park, Mississippi, the fifth child of Minnie Belle (Prine) and Josephus Clarence Newman Sr., a farmer and foreman for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2] He was named after his father and Dr. J. B. Benton, the railroad physician who delivered him.[3][4]
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Political career
A member of his local
Later life and death
Newman died at his home on October 13, 2002. After lying in state in the state capitol rotunda, he was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "C. B. "Buddie" Newman". Mississippi Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Oral history with Mr. C.B. Newman". Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hand Book 1964 Session Mississippi Legislature: Biographical Data of Members of Senate and House, Personnel of Standing Committees". 1964. p. 29. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Minor, Bill. "White Politics in a Black Land". Southern Changes. Vol. 5, no. 5. pp. 1–5, 7–9. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Former House speaker 'Buddie' Newman dies at 81". The Vicksburg Post. October 14, 2002. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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