Governor John Bell Williams

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_John_Bell_Williams
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Mississippi
gptkbp:birthDate December 4, 1918
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Raymond,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate March 25, 1983
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Brandon,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Bell_Williams
gptkbp:governorTermStart January 16, 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor John Bell Williams
gptkbp:notableFor opposition to civil rights legislation
losing his left arm in a plane crash in 1946
gptkbp:occupation politician
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Governor_of_Mississippi
gptkbp:precededBy_(Governor_of_Mississippi) gptkb:Paul_B._Johnson_Jr.
gptkbp:precededBy_(U.S._Representative) gptkb:William_M._Whittington
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Betty_Jane_Williams
gptkbp:succeededBy_(Governor_of_Mississippi) gptkb:Bill_Waller
gptkbp:succeededBy_(U.S._Representative) gptkb:David_Bowen
gptkbp:termEnd December 26, 1967
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Mississippi) January 18, 1972
gptkbp:termStart January 3, 1947
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mississippi_State_Sovereignty_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6