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William Winter

AKA William Forrest Winter

Born: 21-Feb-1923
Birthplace: Grenada, MS
Died: 18-Dec-2020
Location of death: Jackson,MS
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Mississippi, 1980-84

Military service: US Army (infantry, WWII, in the Philippines)

Wife: Elise Varner (until his death, three daughters)
Daughter: Anne Winter
Daughter: Eleanor Winter
Daughter: Lele Gillespie

    University: BA, University of Mississippi (1943)
    Law School: LLB, University of Mississippi Law School (1949)
    Professor: Jamie L. Whitten Chair, University of Mississippi Law School (1989)

    Governor of Mississippi (22-Jan-1980 to 10-Jan-1984)
    Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi (1971-)
    Treasurer of Mississippi (1964-68)
    Mississippi State Official Tax Collector of the State of Mississippi (1959-64)
    Mississippi State House of Representatives (1947-59)
    Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis Partner
    American Bar Association
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    District of Columbia Bar 1973
    Foundation for the Mid South Chairman (1990-92)
    Kettering Foundation Chairman (1990-93)
    Mississippi Bar Association 1949
    National Civic League Chairman (1988-89)
    Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
    Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
    Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
    Public Agenda Policy Review Board


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