American legislative leaders in the South, 1911-1994 / James Roger Sharp and Nancy Weatherly Sharp, editors ; Kevin G. Atwater and Gina Petonito, assistant editors ; Charles F. Ritter and Jon L. Wakelyn, advisory editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharp, James Roger, 1936-

Sharp, Nancy Weatherly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--Southern States--Biography--Dictionaries.

Legislators.

Legislative bodies.

Leadership.

Southern States.

Legislators--United States--States--Biography--Dictionaries.

United States.

Legislative bodies--Southern States--Leadership.

Southern States--Biography--Dictionaries.

Genre:

Biographies.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

xiii, 361 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.

Summary:

Provides biographical and career information on Southern state house speakers from 1911 to 1994

Contents:

Appendix 1 Political Party and Home County 259

Appendix 2 Years in Speakership and House 268

Appendix 3 Legislative Pathways 277

Appendix 4 Gender, Racial Background, Birth, and Death 286

Appendix 5 Education 295

Appendix 6 Religious, Military, and Marital Background 304

Appendix 7 Occupations 313

Appendix 8 Voluntary Organizations 322

Appendix 9 Public Offices before Speakership 331

Appendix 10 Public Offices after Speakership 340.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-258) and index.

ISBN:

0313302138

OCLC:

39045196