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Revision as of 18:08, 25 May 2024
Howard Andre McDonnell (born June 13, 1909)was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1940 to 1944 and was member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1944 to 1948 and from 1952 to 1956.
Early life and education
McDonnell was born on June 13, 1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]: 7
Career
McDonnell was a practicing attorney and criminologist.[1]: 7
While serving in the Mississippi Senate, McDonnell sponsored legislation banning the use of bullwhips in the Mississippi State Penitentiary.[2]
Doctor and civil rights activist Gilbert R. Mason pushed for McDonnell to be nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1965, however, President Lyndon B. Johnson ultimately nominated James P. Coleman.[2]
Personal life
McDonnell was a Lutheran.[1]: 7
References
- ^ a b c Sartor, Havis; Kelly, Roman, eds. (1964). Handbook: Biographical Data of Members of Senate and House, Personnel of Standing Committees. Mississippi Legislature.
- ^ a b Mason, Gilbert R.; Smith, James Patterson (2000). Beaches, Blood, and Ballots: A Black Doctor's Civil Rights Struggle. University Press of Mississippi. p. 170. ISBN 1-57806-278-0.