Eugene O. Sykes

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Eugene Octave Sykes, Jr.
Anning S. Prall
Personal details
Born(1876-07-16)July 16, 1876
Washington, DC
Political partyDemocratic
Parent(s)Eugene Octave Sykes, Sr.
India Rogers
EducationSt. John's College High School
United States Naval Academy
University of Mississippi

Eugene Octave Sykes, Jr. (July 16, 1876 – June 21, 1945) was a justice on the

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to 1935.[1]

Biography

Sykes was born in Aberdeen, Mississippi, on July 16, 1876, to Eugene Octave Sykes, Sr. and India Rogers. He attended St. John's College High School and the United States Naval Academy, and the University of Mississippi for his graduate degree.[1]

He served on the

Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1934 to 1935.[1]

He died of a heart attack on June 21, 1945, in Washington, D.C.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Eugene O. Sykes, 68, Mississippi Jurist. Former Chairman of Federal Communications Body Dies. Justice of State Court". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 22, 1945. Retrieved 2015-01-16. Eugene Octave Sykes, former justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi and an original member of the Federal Radio Commission and of the later Federal Communications Commission, died of a heart attack today after an illness of several months. ...
  2. ^ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).

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Preceded by
Newly established seat
Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
1916–1925
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