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Seelig Wise
Member of the Mississippi Senate
from the 11th district
In office
January 1964 – January 1968
Preceded by Frank D. Barlow
Personal details
Born(1913-08-07)August 7, 1913
Jonestown, Mississippi
DiedSeptember 4, 2004(2004-09-04) (aged 91)
Jackson, Mississippi
Political party Republican
NicknameBushie
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Branch/serviceArmy
Rank Captain

Seelig Bartell "Bushie" Wise (August 7, 1913 - September 4, 2004) was a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 11th district ( Coahoma County), from 1964 to 1968. He was the first Republican Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction. [1]

Biography

Seelig Bartell Wise was born on August 7, 1913, in Jonestown, Mississippi. [2] [3] He received a B. S. degree in agriculture from Mississippi State University. [1] He then became a cotton farmer in Coahoma County. [1] He became a Captain in the U. S. Army. [1] In 1964, he became the first Republican Mississippi state senator since Reconstruction when he was elected to represent the state's 11th senatorial district, which consisted of Coahoma County. [2] [1] He died on September 4, 2004, in Jackson, Mississippi. [3] [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi on September 6, 2004 · Page 22". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  2. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1964-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 10.
  3. ^ a b "Seelig B Wise in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2021-04-25.