January 1932 –January 1940
John Alton Phillips (June 8,1905 - June 12,1965) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1932 to 1940 and from 1944 until his death in 1965.
John Alton Phillips was born on June 8,1905,in Carrollton,Alabama. [1] [2] He moved to Brooksville,Mississippi,in 1918. [2] He graduated from the University of Alabama and from Cumberland University,receiving his law degree at the latter. [2] He first became a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1932 and served until 1940. [1] [2] He was re-elected in 1944 and served continuously until his death at his home in Macon,Mississippi,on June 12,1965. [2]
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