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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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McDonnell was born on June 13, 1909 in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=sta_leghb |title=Handbook: Biographical Data of Members of Senate and House, Personnel of Standing Committees |publisher=[[Mississippi Legislature]] |year=1964 |editor-last=Sartor |editor-first=Havis |editor-last2=Kelly |editor-first2=Roman}}</ref>{{Rp|page=7}} His family moved to [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] after he was born and he attended both the [[Gulf Coast Military Academy]] and [[Biloxi High School]].<ref name="SunH920220">{{Cite news |date=1992-02-20 |title=Former legislator, author McDonnell dies |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-former-legislator-author-mcd/148109593/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> McDonnell studied [[criminology]] at [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]], graduating in 1935.<ref name="SunH350601">{{Cite news |date=1935-06-01 |title=Completes Criminology Course |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-completes-criminology-course/148109117/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Cumberland School of Law]] and was admitted to the state bar in 1937.<ref name="Clar9202202">{{Cite news |date=1992-02-20 |title=Howard McDonnell Sr., lawyer |url=https://newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-howard-mcdonnell-sr-law/148109568/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |location=Jackson, Mississippi |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="SunH920220" /> For a time, McDonnell studied business at [[Draughons Junior College|Draughons College]] and eventually earned a [[PhD]] in Criminologal Research at [[Walden University]].<ref name="Clar391006">{{Cite news |date=1939-10-06 |title=Lawmakers of 1940-44 |url=https://newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-lawmakers-of-1940-44/148109214/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |location=Jackson, Mississippi |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="SunH920220" />
McDonnell was born on June 13, 1909 in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=sta_leghb |title=Handbook: Biographical Data of Members of Senate and House, Personnel of Standing Committees |publisher=[[Mississippi Legislature]] |year=1964 |editor-last=Sartor |editor-first=Havis |editor-last2=Kelly |editor-first2=Roman}}</ref>{{Rp|page=7}}

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McDonnell studied [[criminology]] at [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]], graduating in 1935.<ref name="SunH350601">{{Cite news |date=1935-06-01 |title=Completes Criminology Course |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-completes-criminology-course/148109117/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Cumberland School of Law]].<ref name="Clar9202202">{{Cite news |date=1992-02-20 |title=Howard McDonnell Sr., lawyer |url=https://newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-howard-mcdonnell-sr-law/148109568/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |location=Jackson, Mississippi |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He also attended [[Draughons Junior College|Draughons College]], where he studied business, and [[Walden University]].<ref name="Clar391006">{{Cite news |date=1939-10-06 |title=Lawmakers of 1940-44 |url=https://newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-lawmakers-of-1940-44/148109214/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |location=Jackson, Mississippi |page=20 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="Clar9202202" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
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McDonnell wrote the book ''In The Throes of Criminal Justice'', which was published in 1988 by [[Dorrance Publishing Company]]. The book was a lengthy explanation of his views on the [[American criminal justice system]].<ref name="SunH880306">{{Cite news |date=1988-03-06 |title=McDonnell pens views on justice |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-mcdonnell-pens-views-on-justi/148109529/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=67 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
McDonnell wrote the book ''In The Throes of Criminal Justice'', which was published in 1988 by [[Dorrance Publishing Company]]. The book was a lengthy explanation of his views on the [[American criminal justice system]].<ref name="SunH880306">{{Cite news |date=1988-03-06 |title=McDonnell pens views on justice |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-mcdonnell-pens-views-on-justi/148109529/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=67 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

McDonnell was an advocate for [[prisoners' rights]] and worked to establish a [[juvenile court]] system in Mississippi.<ref name="Clar920220" /> He also helped create the state [[parole]] system.<ref name="Clar920220" />


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
McDonnell married Ethel Ruth in 1948.<ref name="SunH480529">{{Cite news |date=1948-05-29 |title=Beggs-McDonnell Engagement |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-beggs-mcdonnell-engagement/148109254/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> They had a son, Howard Andre McDonnell Jr., and a daughter, Susan Oustalet.<ref name="Clar920220">{{Cite news |date=1992-02-20 |title=Howard McDonnell Sr., lawyer |url=https://newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-howard-mcdonnell-sr-law/148109568/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |location=Jackson, Mississippi |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="SunH600929">{{Cite news |date=1960-09-29 |title=Mrs. McDonnell, James Williams Head UF Units |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-mrs-mcdonnell-james-william/148109335/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> McDonnell was a [[Lutheran]].<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=7}} He died on February 19, 1992.<ref name="Clar920220" />
McDonnell married Ethel Ruth in 1948.<ref name="SunH480529">{{Cite news |date=1948-05-29 |title=Beggs-McDonnell Engagement |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-beggs-mcdonnell-engagement/148109254/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> They had a son, Howard Andre McDonnell Jr., and a daughter, Susan Oustalet.<ref name="Clar920220">{{Cite news |last=Brooks |first=Tracyi |date=1992-02-20 |title=Howard McDonnell Sr., lawyer |url=https://newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-howard-mcdonnell-sr-law/148109568/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |location=Jackson, Mississippi |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="SunH600929">{{Cite news |date=1960-09-29 |title=Mrs. McDonnell, James Williams Head UF Units |url=https://newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-mrs-mcdonnell-james-william/148109335/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |newspaper=[[Sun Herald]] |location=Biloxi, Mississippi |page=21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> McDonnell was a [[Lutheran]] when first elected to office but became an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] later in life.<ref name="Clar920220" /><ref name=":0" />{{Rp|page=7}} He died on February 19, 1992.<ref name="Clar920220" />


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 18:15, 26 May 2024

Howard Andre McDonnell (June 13, 1909 - February 19, 1992) 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, 1952 to 1956, and 1964 to 1968.

Early life and education

McDonnell was born on June 13, 1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]: 7  His family moved to Biloxi, Mississippi after he was born and he attended both the Gulf Coast Military Academy and Biloxi High School.[2] McDonnell studied criminology at Loyola University, graduating in 1935.[3] He earned a Juris Doctor from Cumberland School of Law and was admitted to the state bar in 1937.[4][2] For a time, McDonnell studied business at Draughons College and eventually earned a PhD in Criminologal Research at Walden University.[5][2]

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.[6]

In 1963, he served on an American Bar Association committee researching how access to legal services differed across class divides in Mississippi.[7]

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.[6]

McDonnell wrote the book In The Throes of Criminal Justice, which was published in 1988 by Dorrance Publishing Company. The book was a lengthy explanation of his views on the American criminal justice system.[8]

McDonnell was an advocate for prisoners' rights and worked to establish a juvenile court system in Mississippi.[9] He also helped create the state parole system.[9]

Personal life

McDonnell married Ethel Ruth in 1948.[10] They had a son, Howard Andre McDonnell Jr., and a daughter, Susan Oustalet.[9][11] McDonnell was a Lutheran when first elected to office but became an Episcopalian later in life.[9][1]: 7  He died on February 19, 1992.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Sartor, Havis; Kelly, Roman, eds. (1964). Handbook: Biographical Data of Members of Senate and House, Personnel of Standing Committees. Mississippi Legislature.
  2. ^ a b c "Former legislator, author McDonnell dies". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1992-02-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Completes Criminology Course". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1935-06-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard McDonnell Sr., lawyer". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. 1992-02-20. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lawmakers of 1940-44". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. 1939-10-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Committee Has Local Lawyers". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1963-05-10. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McDonnell pens views on justice". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1988-03-06. p. 67. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e Brooks, Tracyi (1992-02-20). "Howard McDonnell Sr., lawyer". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Beggs-McDonnell Engagement". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1948-05-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mrs. McDonnell, James Williams Head UF Units". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. 1960-09-29. p. 21. Retrieved 2024-05-26 – via Newspapers.com.
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