Will Green Poindexter
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Preceded byOtis B. Bennett
Clyde E. Wood
Clyde E. Wood
Succeeded byWilliam Richardson
BornJanuary 10, 1944
Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedNovember 25, 2024 (aged 80)
Inverness, Mississippi, U.S.
Will Green Poindexter | |
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the multiple district 31st (1984-1993) 32nd (1980-1984) 13th (1976-1980) | |
| In office January 1976 – January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Otis B. Bennett Clyde E. Wood |
| Succeeded by | William Richardson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 10, 1944 Greenwood, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 2024 (aged 80) Inverness, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
William Green Poindexter III (January 10, 1944 – November 25, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993.
William Green Poindexter was born on January 10, 1944, in Greenwood, Mississippi.[1] He graduated from Greenwood High School, and graduated from Mississippi State University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree, double majoring in history and government.[1] After his graduation, Poindexter spent one year under the staff of U. S. senator from Mississippi John C. Stennis in Washington, D. C.[1] Poindexter then returned to Sunflower and Leflore Counties in Mississippi where he farmed.[1]