Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-11126-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Senator James O Eastland

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Jackson, [Mississippi] - 157-11126-v.1 [Classification - Civil Unrest] -- Senator James O Eastland

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Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986

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James Oliver Eastland (b. November 28, 1904, Doddsville, Mississippi-d. February 19, 1986, Doddsville, Mississippi) was a U.S. Senator from Mississippi. Eastland began his career as a lawyer practicing in Mississippi. He then went on to serve as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1928-1931. In 1941, Eastland served a temporary appointment to the U.S. Senate to fill a vacant seat made by the death of Pat Harrison. Eastland was then officially elected as a Democrat to the U....