Seelig Wise | |
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Member of the
Mississippi Senate from the 11th district | |
In office January 1964 – January 1968 | |
Preceded by | Frank D. Barlow |
Personal details | |
Born | Jonestown, Mississippi | August 7, 1913
Died | September 4, 2004 Jackson, Mississippi | (aged 91)
Political party | Republican |
Nickname | Bushie |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Army |
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]
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]