John Bell Williams
| John Bell Williams | |
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| 55th Governor of Mississippi | |
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In office January 16, 1968 – January 18, 1972 |
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| Lieutenant | Charles L. Sullivan |
| Preceded by | Paul B. Johnson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Waller |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1963 – January 16, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Frank E. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Griffin |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Abernethy |
| Succeeded by | W. Arthur Winstead |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Dan R. McGehee |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Personal details | |
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December 4, 1918 Raymond, Mississippi |
| Died | March 25, 1983 (aged 64) Brandon, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Ann Wells |
| Alma mater |
Hinds Community College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army Air Corps |
| Rank | Pilot (injured in bomber crash) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Hinds Community College
University of Mississippi
John Bell Williams (December 4, 1918 – March 25, 1983) was an American Democratic politician who was Governor of his native Mississippi from 1968 to 1972. He was first elected to Congress in 1946, the youngest man to be elected U.S. Representative from Mississippi. In what was then a one-party state under the Democrats, he was re-elected repeatedly through the 1966 election.
John Bell Williams was born in 1918 in Raymond, the county seat of Hinds County, near the state capital of Jackson. He graduated in 1938 from Hinds Community College, then known as Hinds Junior College. He attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford and graduated in 1940 from Mississippi College School of Law, then known simply as the Jackson Law School.
In November 1941, he enlisted with the United States Army Air Corps and served as a pilot during World War II. He retired from active service after losing the lower part of his left arm as a result of a bomber crash in 1944.
In November 1946, Williams was elected at the age of 27 (he turned 28 in December) to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 7th congressional district. (It was eliminated in 1950 and he was later elected from the 4th and 3rd congressional districts. This was redefined in 2003.) He was the youngest U.S. Representative to have been elected from Mississippi.
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