Heber Austin Ladner
Heber Austin Ladner | |
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1940s | |
31st Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
In office 1948–1980 | |
Governor | Fielding L. Wright Hugh L. White James P. Coleman Ross Barnett Paul B. Johnson Jr. John Bell Williams William Waller Cliff Finch |
Preceded by | Walker Wood |
Succeeded by | Ed Pittman |
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Pearl River County district | |
In office January 1936 – January 1940 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lumberton, Mississippi | October 4, 1902
Died | June 14, 1989 Jackson, Mississippi | (aged 86)
Political party | Democrat |
Heber Austin Ladner (October 4, 1902 - June 14, 1989) was the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1948 to 1980. He was a Democrat.
Early life and education[]
Heber Austin Ladner was born on October 4, 1902, in Lumberton, Mississippi.[1] His parents were Webster L. Ladner (1873-1965) and Valena (Beall) Ladner (1871-1946).[2] He graduated from Millsaps College with a BS degree in 1929.[2]
Career[]
Ladner started his political career as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1936.[3][4] In the House, he represented Pearl River County from 1936 to 1940.[4] From 1940 to 1942, he was the Secretary of the Mississippi Budget Commission.[4] He was the Clerk of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1942 to 1948.[4] In 1948, he became the Secretary of State of Mississippi.[4][3][5] In 1968, he administrated the oath to the first black state legislator elected in 74 years.[3] However, he was a defendant in suits brought by black people for school desegregation and proportional representation in election commissions.[3] In 1980, he stopped being the Secretary of State of Mississippi.[5][3]
He died of heart disease on June 14, 1989, in the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]
References[]
- ^ National Association of Secretaries of State (U.S.) (1979). National Association of Secretaries of State Handbook. The Association. p. 59.
- ^ Jump up to: a b National Association of Secretaries of State (U.S.) (1979). National Association of Secretaries of State Handbook. The Association. p. 59.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f AP (1989-06-16). "Heber Ladner, Mississippi Official, 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e National Association of Secretaries of State (U.S.) (1979). Handbook. National Association of Secretaries of State. p. 59.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 2004. p. 68.
- 1902 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Lumberton, Mississippi
- Secretaries of State of Mississippi
- Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi Democrats
- Millsaps College alumni