John H. Stennis

John H. Stennis
John H. Stennis
	Official portrait, 1980
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives; from the 66th district
	In office; July 22, 1969 – January 3, 1984
Preceded by	Russell C. Davis
Succeeded by	Ron Aldridge
Personal details
Born	John Hampton Stennis; March 2, 1935; De Kalb, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	September 5, 2013 (aged 78); Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Martha Rozelle Allred (m. 1966; died 1997)
Children	2
Parent	John C. Stennis (father);
Education	Princeton University (AB); University of Virginia (JD)
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1960–1990
Rank	Brigadier general
Unit	MS Air National Guard

John Hampton Stennis (March 2, 1935 – September 5, 2013) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. The son of U.S. Senator John C. Stennis, he was first elected in 1969 to succeed Russell C. Davis, who was elected mayor of Jackson. In 1978, he ran for Congress in Mississippi's 4th congressional district but lost to Jon Hinson.^[1]

On September 17, 1966, he was married to the former Martha Rozelle Allred at the Presbyterian church in Collins, Mississippi.^[2]

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