Walter Pate
American politician
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Walter Thurston Pate Sr. (August 25, 1874 - September 17, 1950) was an politician in the Democratic Party who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1920 to 1925.[1][2]
Walter Thurston Pate | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Hinds County district | |
| In office January 1920 - 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 25, 1874 |
| Died | September 17, 1950 (aged 76) |
| Party | Democrat |
Biography
Pate was born on August 25, 1874, in Airmount, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.[3][4][2][1] His parents were Larkin and Susan (Tankersley) Pate.[2] He attended the University of Mississippi from 1894 to 1897.[2] He married Irene McLaurin, the daughter of Anselm J. McLaurin,[5] in 1907, and after her death in 1911, he married Sarah Calhoon Hall in 1920.[1][2] They had one son.[1] He served in the U. S. Army in World War I as a captain.[3][2] He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Hinds County, from 1920 to 1924.[2][1] After winning reelection, he resigned his office in 1925.[6] He died on September 17, 1950, in an accident during a fishing trip in Pascagoula.[3][5]
