Mac Huddleston | |
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Member of the
Mississippi House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
In office January 8, 2008 – August 27, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Pat Montgomery |
Succeeded by | Beth Luther Waldo |
Personal details | |
Born | Elton Mac Huddleston Jr. September 16, 1943 Holmes County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | August 27, 2023 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 79)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Flavia Hutchinson |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater |
Mississippi State University (
BS) Auburn University ( DVM) |
Profession | Veterinarian |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1966–1968 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Air Medal (21) |
Elton Mac Huddleston Jr. (September 16, 1943 – August 27, 2023) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 15th district, from 2008 until his death.
Huddleston was born on September 16, 1943, [1] in Holmes County, Mississippi, where he was raised by his grandparents. [2] He graduated from Mississippi State University, where he studied accounting, and from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. [3]
Huddleston served with the 9th Division as a lieutenant in the Mekong River Delta during the Vietnam War, operating a UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter. [4]
Huddleston worked as a veterinarian, serving as executive secretary of the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association and the Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine. [2]
Huddleston was first elected to the state legislature in 2007. He intended to retire after the 2023 elections, but died before the end of his term. [5] He chaired the ethics committee at the time of his death. [2]
As of 2015:
Huddleston was a Baptist. He was married to the former Flavia Hutchinson for 32 years, and had four children. [6] [2]
Mac Huddleston died from multiple myeloma at a hospice in Tupelo, Mississippi, on August 27, 2023, at the age of 79. [2] [7]