Brad Dye
Brad Dye | |
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| 27th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 22, 1980 – January 14, 1992 | |
| Governor | William Winter William Allain Ray Mabus |
| Preceded by | Evelyn Gandy |
| Succeeded by | Eddie Briggs |
| 47th State Treasurer of Mississippi | |
| In office January 18, 1972 – January 20, 1976 | |
| Governor | Bill Waller |
| Preceded by | Evelyn Gandy |
| Succeeded by | Ed Pittman |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate | |
| In office 1964–1965 | |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1933 Charleston, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2018 (aged 84) Ridgeland, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Resting place | Charleston Cemetery Charleston, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Donna Bailey (m. 1963-2018, his death) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi (BA, JD) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Bradford Johnson Dye Jr.[1] (December 20, 1933 – July 1, 2018) was an American politician who served three 4-year terms as 27th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1980 until 1992. Dye is the only individual in state history to have served as Lieutenant Governor for 12 consecutive years.[2]
Early life[]
Dye was born in Charleston, Mississippi. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration (1957) and a law degree (1959) from the University of Mississippi.[3]
Career[]
A member of the Democratic Party, Dye began his political career in 1950 as a page in the U.S. House of Representatives and subsequently worked for Paul B. Johnson Jr. He was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1960,[4] later also serving in the Mississippi Senate [2] and as Mississippi state Treasurer.[3] He was a segregationist in the 1960s.[5]
Dye was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1979. By then, he decided to "make his peace with integration, hiring African Americans onto his staff as lieutenant governor."[5] In 1983, Dye won his second term as lieutenant governor by defeating Republican , an auto dealer from Meridian. Carmichael had been his party's nominee for governor in 1975 against Cliff Finch and in 1979 against William Winter. In 1987, Dye won re-election to a third consecutive four-year term in office. In 1986 a commission studying the state's constitution affirmed Dye's perspective on the powers of the lieutenant governor's office.[6]
In September 2010 he was presented with the Mississippi Medal of Service by Governor Haley Barbour.[2]
Death[]
Dye died of respiratory failure on July 1, 2018 in Ridgeland, Mississippi.[5][7]
References[]
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni Receive Prestigious Awards". Olemissalumni.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b c governorbarbour.com Archived January 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Mississippi candidates ready for runoff battle", Times Daily, August 7, 1975
- ^ "Dye, Brad, 1933-". Crdl.usg.edu. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Amy, Jeff (July 2, 2018). "Brad Dye, longtime Mississippi lieutenant governor, dies at 84". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Mississippi panel backs lieutenant governor", The Advocate, December 19, 1986
- ^ "Dye, Longtime Mississippi Lieutenant Governor, Dies at 84". Usnews.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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