William E. McIntyre | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 1944 –January 1948 | |
| Member of the MississippiHouseofRepresentatives from the Rankin County district | |
| In office January 1916 –January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16,1885 |
| Died | August 1980 (aged 95) |
| Political party | Democrat |
William Edward McIntyre (August 16,1885 - August 1980) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi State Legislature in the early-to-mid 20th century.
William Edward McIntyre was born on August 16,1885,in Johns,Mississippi. [1] [2] [3] He was the son of M. C. McIntyre and Minervia Jane McIntyre. [1] He attended the public schools of Rankin County,Mississippi. [1] He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a L.L. B. in 1910. [1] He began practicing law in Brandon,Mississippi,in the same year. [1]
From 1911 to 1912,McIntyre was the County Attorney of Rankin County. [1] He was also on Rankin County's board of supervisors for four years before 1916. [1] In November 1915,he was elected to represent Rankin County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives. [1] He served there from 1916 to 1920. [1] While there,he was the chairman of the House's Census and Apportionment committee. [1] He was the member of Mississippi's State Game &Fish Commission starting in 1932,and its chairman for 8 years before 1944. [2] He represented Mississippi's 5th senatorial district in the Mississippi State Senate from 1944 to 1948. [2]
McIntyre was a Methodist and a member of the Elks,the Masons,and the Knights of Pythias. [1] He died at age 95 in August 1980. [3] [4] [5] His older son,William Edward Jr.,died from a throat malignancy about a week later. [4]