911:
923:
1428:
935:
1442:
1466:
31:
1454:
899:
410:
He inherited multiple plantations from his father and held interests in banks, oil companies, and other businesses in
Mississippi. Due to his inheritance and business ventures, he was one of the wealthiest people to have ever served in the Mississippi legislature.
1536:
281:, Sillers has been referred to as one of the most racist political leaders in Mississippi's history. He was one of the wealthiest people to have ever served in the Mississippi legislature. He served on the
1531:
1445:
652:
1457:
440:'s Walter Sillers Coliseum, built in 1960 with proceeds from a sale of bonds which Sillers opposed, has also come under scrutiny, with public calls for the building to be named after
419:
Given
Sillers' preeminence in the state legislature, several public buildings were named for him during his fifty years in office. The fine arts complex was named after him at the
1506:
1561:
967:
1541:
1526:
1501:
1402:
1262:
1122:
660:
1556:
449:
1516:
1469:
1241:
977:
427:
369:
274:
87:
43:
423:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
791:
282:
1511:
1164:
579:
187:
722:
377:
322:
349:
234:
569:
850:
1521:
127:
92:
960:
953:
889:
620:
341:
1546:
302:
246:
224:
1045:
483:. Sillers died at the age of 78 on September 24, 1966. He was buried at Beulah Cemetery in Beulah, Mississippi.
115:
1416:
1101:
334:
595:
463:, advocated for the removal of the names of white namesakes from public spaces should they become integrated.
1073:
1551:
330:
266:
452:
team to three consecutive national championships and became the first and only woman ever drafted into the
437:
353:
345:
306:
1395:
1206:
1052:
996:
739:
294:
155:
1080:
945:
792:"Opinion | She Made History as a Black Basketball Star. Why Won't Her College Name Its Arena for Her?"
1496:
1491:
1339:
1024:
824:
431:
176:
1325:
1290:
1276:
1234:
1220:
1199:
1066:
1038:
915:
1059:
1031:
376:
of that body from
January 4, 1944 until his death on September 24, 1966. He was a delegate to the
317:
and slaveholders in
Rosedale. His maternal grandfather was Colonel Elisha Warfield, a planter and
1360:
927:
420:
373:
357:
1087:
653:"Walter Sillers and His Fifty Years Inside Mississippi Politics | Mississippi History Now"
1297:
1248:
1192:
1136:
1108:
799:
718:
575:
460:
310:
278:
262:
1346:
1283:
1150:
989:
903:
445:
318:
1332:
1304:
1185:
1171:
939:
714:
704:
326:
261:(April 13, 1888 – September 24, 1966) was an American lawyer, politician, landowner, and
407:
He has been called "one of the most racist political leaders in
Mississippi's history."
1381:
1353:
1269:
1255:
1157:
1010:
539:
298:
220:
78:
934:
516:
471:
On
November 22, 1911, he married Lena Roberts, the daughter of longtime state senator
1485:
1388:
1311:
1213:
1143:
1129:
1094:
1003:
710:
472:
314:
368:
Sillers was a lawyer and a member of the
American Bar Association. He served in the
1318:
1178:
1115:
882:
441:
360:. He attended the University of Mississippi and was a member of St. Anthony Hall.
552:
1409:
1367:
1227:
1017:
476:
285:, a state agency established to combat integration and civil rights organizing.
270:
159:
66:
878:
241:
803:
30:
480:
740:"Letter, Walter Sillers Jr. to Governor Hugh L. White; October 15, 1959"
765:
744:
Letter, Walter
Sillers Jr. to Governor Hugh L. White; October 15, 1959
1537:
Democratic Party members of the
Mississippi House of Representatives
825:"Letter, Walter Sillers Jr. to Governor J.P. Coleman; May 3, 1957"
554:
The
Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi
829:
Letter, Walter Sillers Jr. to Governor J.P. Coleman; May 3, 1957
949:
337:, a Confederate general who served as Governor of Mississippi.
453:
706:
Lies Across America : what our historic sites get wrong
571:
Ed King's Mississippi: Behind the Scenes of Freedom Summer
551:
History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (1917).
305:. He was a brother of the columnist and segregationist
887:
851:"Senator Roberts, State Leader dies in Rosedale Home"
1532:
Speakers of the Mississippi House of Representatives
540:
https://www.crmvet.org/docs/6406_cofo_ms_leg-rpt.pdf
240:
230:
216:
193:
183:
166:
142:
137:
121:
109:
84:
72:
60:
41:
21:
340:Sillers grew up in Rosedale and was raised in the
961:
105:January 4, 1916 – September 24, 1966
56:January 4, 1944 – September 24, 1966
8:
348:mansion on Levee Street. He was educated at
1507:20th-century American far-right politicians
1465:
968:
954:
946:
568:King, Ed; Watts, Trent (October 7, 2014).
29:
18:
680:Sillers Mississippi Bluebook 2004, p. 145
615:
613:
611:
609:
607:
605:
894:
515:Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 10, 2021).
492:
313:family, his paternal grandparents were
273:, he served as the 56th Speaker of the
647:
645:
643:
344:. He lived with his family in a large
557:. Department of Archives and History.
450:Delta State Lady Statesmen basketball
7:
1562:20th-century Mississippi politicians
1453:
978:Mississippi House of Representatives
510:
508:
506:
504:
502:
500:
498:
496:
428:Walter Sillers State Office Building
370:Mississippi House of Representatives
275:Mississippi House of Representatives
88:Mississippi House of Representatives
44:Mississippi House of Representatives
424:Mississippi Valley State University
325:. He was a great-great grandson of
321:military officer who served in the
283:Mississippi Sovereignty Commission
14:
1542:20th-century American legislators
1527:People from Rosedale, Mississippi
1502:20th-century American landowners
1464:
1452:
1441:
1440:
1426:
933:
921:
909:
897:
378:Democratic National Conventions
206:
16:American politician (1888–1966)
574:. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
459:Sillers himself, an outspoken
323:2nd Arkansas Infantry Regiment
1:
1557:20th-century American lawyers
790:Proudfoot, Ben (2023-01-12).
693:, September 24, 1966, pp. 1–2
689:"Sillers Is Taken By Death,"
657:mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us
628:www.mississippilawjournal.org
372:from 1916–1966. He served as
430:, a government high-rise in
1517:Methodists from Mississippi
857:. 3 October 1940. p. 1
350:St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
329:and a great-grandnephew of
235:St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
1578:
342:Methodist Episcopal Church
333:. He was a grandnephew of
309:. A member of a prominent
1435:
1424:
984:
703:Loewen, James W. (1999).
621:"DRY SEPTEMBER REVISITED"
596:"Warfield Family History"
584:– via Google Books.
475:. He was a member of the
434:is also named after him.
303:Florence Warfield Sillers
252:
247:University of Mississippi
133:
98:
49:
37:
28:
1512:American segregationists
855:The Delta Democrat-Times
831:. Delta State University
766:"Friends of Lucy Harris"
746:. Delta State University
521:The Political Graveyard
517:"Delta Psi Politicians"
331:Mary Jane Warfield Clay
770:Friends of Lucy Harris
438:Delta State University
415:Naming and controversy
307:Florence Sillers Ogden
295:Rosedale, Mississippi
432:Jackson, Mississippi
293:Sillers was born in
42:56th Speaker of the
1522:Mississippi lawyers
691:Biloxi Daily Herald
356:boarding school in
299:Walter Sillers, Sr.
179:, Mississippi, U.S.
879:Walter Sillers Jr.
796:The New York Times
448:woman who led the
421:historically black
358:Sewanee, Tennessee
267:legislative leader
259:Walter Sillers Jr.
170:September 24, 1966
23:Walter Sillers Jr.
1479:
1478:
823:Sillers, Walter.
738:Sillers, Walter.
461:white supremacist
311:Mississippi Delta
279:white nationalist
263:white supremacist
256:
255:
225:Florence Warfield
1569:
1547:Neo-Confederates
1472:
1468:
1467:
1460:
1456:
1455:
1448:
1444:
1443:
1430:
1429:
1419:
1412:
1405:
1398:
1391:
1384:
1377:
1370:
1363:
1356:
1349:
1342:
1335:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1279:
1272:
1265:
1258:
1251:
1244:
1237:
1230:
1223:
1216:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1188:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1160:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1006:
999:
992:
976:Speakers of the
970:
963:
956:
947:
938:
937:
926:
925:
924:
914:
913:
912:
902:
901:
900:
893:
866:
865:
863:
862:
847:
841:
840:
838:
836:
820:
814:
813:
811:
810:
787:
781:
780:
778:
776:
762:
756:
755:
753:
751:
735:
729:
728:
700:
694:
687:
681:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
659:. Archived from
649:
638:
637:
635:
634:
625:
617:
600:
599:
598:. July 10, 2009.
592:
586:
585:
565:
559:
558:
548:
542:
537:
531:
530:
528:
527:
512:
446:African American
210:
208:
173:
152:
150:
138:Personal details
124:
112:
103:
75:
63:
54:
33:
19:
1577:
1576:
1572:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1567:
1566:
1482:
1481:
1480:
1475:
1463:
1451:
1439:
1431:
1427:
1422:
1415:
1408:
1401:
1394:
1387:
1380:
1373:
1366:
1359:
1352:
1345:
1338:
1331:
1324:
1317:
1310:
1303:
1296:
1289:
1282:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1254:
1247:
1240:
1233:
1226:
1219:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1191:
1184:
1177:
1170:
1163:
1156:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
980:
974:
944:
932:
922:
920:
910:
908:
898:
896:
888:
875:
870:
869:
860:
858:
849:
848:
844:
834:
832:
822:
821:
817:
808:
806:
789:
788:
784:
774:
772:
764:
763:
759:
749:
747:
737:
736:
732:
725:
702:
701:
697:
688:
684:
679:
675:
666:
664:
651:
650:
641:
632:
630:
623:
619:
618:
603:
594:
593:
589:
582:
567:
566:
562:
550:
549:
545:
538:
534:
525:
523:
514:
513:
494:
489:
469:
417:
366:
346:Victorian-style
327:Elisha Warfield
291:
277:. An outspoken
223:
212:
209: 1911)
204:
200:
184:Political party
175:
171:
154:
148:
146:
128:John L. Pearson
122:
110:
104:
99:
90:
86:
73:
61:
55:
50:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1575:
1573:
1565:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1552:Sillers family
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1484:
1483:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1473:
1461:
1449:
1436:
1433:
1432:
1425:
1423:
1421:
1420:
1413:
1406:
1399:
1392:
1385:
1378:
1371:
1364:
1357:
1350:
1343:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1315:
1308:
1301:
1294:
1287:
1280:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1161:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1133:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1084:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1056:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1028:
1021:
1014:
1007:
1000:
993:
985:
982:
981:
975:
973:
972:
965:
958:
950:
943:
942:
930:
918:
906:
886:
885:
874:
873:External links
871:
868:
867:
842:
815:
782:
757:
730:
723:
695:
682:
673:
639:
601:
587:
580:
560:
543:
532:
491:
490:
488:
485:
468:
465:
416:
413:
365:
362:
290:
287:
254:
253:
250:
249:
244:
238:
237:
232:
228:
227:
221:Walter Sillers
218:
214:
213:
202:
198:
197:
195:
191:
190:
185:
181:
180:
174:(aged 78)
168:
164:
163:
153:April 13, 1888
144:
140:
139:
135:
134:
131:
130:
125:
119:
118:
113:
107:
106:
96:
95:
93:Bolivar County
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
64:
58:
57:
47:
46:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1574:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1489:
1487:
1471:
1462:
1459:
1450:
1447:
1438:
1437:
1434:
1418:
1414:
1411:
1407:
1404:
1400:
1397:
1393:
1390:
1386:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1372:
1369:
1365:
1362:
1358:
1355:
1351:
1348:
1344:
1341:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1327:
1323:
1320:
1316:
1313:
1309:
1306:
1302:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1281:
1278:
1274:
1271:
1267:
1264:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1250:
1246:
1243:
1239:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1225:
1222:
1218:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1204:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1155:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1138:
1134:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1082:
1078:
1075:
1071:
1068:
1064:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1043:
1040:
1036:
1033:
1029:
1026:
1022:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1008:
1005:
1001:
998:
994:
991:
987:
986:
983:
979:
971:
966:
964:
959:
957:
952:
951:
948:
941:
936:
931:
929:
919:
917:
907:
905:
895:
891:
884:
880:
877:
876:
872:
856:
852:
846:
843:
830:
826:
819:
816:
805:
801:
797:
793:
786:
783:
771:
767:
761:
758:
745:
741:
734:
731:
726:
720:
716:
712:
711:The New Press
708:
707:
699:
696:
692:
686:
683:
677:
674:
663:on 2020-10-21
662:
658:
654:
648:
646:
644:
640:
629:
622:
616:
614:
612:
610:
608:
606:
602:
597:
591:
588:
583:
581:9781626743304
577:
573:
572:
564:
561:
556:
555:
547:
544:
541:
536:
533:
522:
518:
511:
509:
507:
505:
503:
501:
499:
497:
493:
486:
484:
482:
478:
474:
473:W. B. Roberts
466:
464:
462:
457:
455:
451:
447:
443:
439:
435:
433:
429:
425:
422:
414:
412:
408:
405:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
363:
361:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
338:
336:
335:Charles Clark
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
300:
296:
288:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
260:
251:
248:
245:
243:
239:
236:
233:
229:
226:
222:
219:
215:
196:
192:
189:
186:
182:
178:
169:
165:
161:
157:
145:
141:
136:
132:
129:
126:
120:
117:
116:George Shelby
114:
108:
102:
97:
94:
89:
85:Member of the
83:
80:
77:
71:
68:
65:
59:
53:
48:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1374:
1053:Degrafenreid
916:Conservatism
883:Find a Grave
859:. Retrieved
854:
845:
833:. Retrieved
828:
818:
807:. Retrieved
795:
785:
773:. Retrieved
769:
760:
748:. Retrieved
743:
733:
705:
698:
690:
685:
676:
665:. Retrieved
661:the original
656:
631:. Retrieved
627:
590:
570:
563:
553:
546:
535:
524:. Retrieved
520:
470:
458:
444:instead, an
442:Lusia Harris
436:
418:
409:
406:
367:
339:
292:
258:
257:
199:Lena Roberts
172:(1966-09-24)
123:Succeeded by
100:
74:Succeeded by
51:
1497:1966 deaths
1492:1888 births
928:Mississippi
319:Confederate
271:Mississippi
160:Mississippi
111:Preceded by
79:John Junkin
67:Sam Lumpkin
62:Preceded by
1486:Categories
861:2023-05-14
809:2023-01-12
724:1565843444
713:. p.
667:2016-06-28
633:2020-07-15
526:2022-03-10
487:References
477:Freemasons
289:Background
242:Alma mater
188:Democratic
149:1888-04-13
1123:Whitfield
1081:Vannerson
1025:Nicholson
904:Biography
804:0362-4331
354:Episcopal
231:Education
217:Parent(s)
101:In office
52:In office
1446:Category
1298:Vardaman
1277:Mitchell
1200:Franklin
1165:Campbell
1102:Ventress
1067:Bingaman
940:Politics
481:Shriners
479:and the
467:Personal
315:planters
156:Rosedale
1458:Commons
1375:Sillers
1368:Lumpkin
1354:Stansel
1312:Russell
1284:Madison
1193:Gholson
1186:Houston
1144:Cassedy
1109:Roberts
1095:Speight
1039:Sharkey
1011:Brandon
1004:Grayson
890:Portals
835:May 19,
775:May 19,
750:May 19,
374:Speaker
211:
203:
177:Jackson
1389:Newman
1382:Junkin
1361:Wright
1347:Bailey
1340:Conner
1326:Street
1319:Thomas
1305:McCool
1291:Street
1235:Street
1221:Street
1207:Warren
1179:Scales
1137:Patton
1116:Totten
1060:Pembel
1046:Dunbar
1032:Greene
997:Turner
990:Barnes
802:
721:
578:
426:. The
400:, and
364:Career
194:Spouse
162:, U.S.
1417:White
1403:McCoy
1270:Sharp
1256:Tison
1249:Johns
1242:Percy
1228:Shadd
1214:Lynch
1158:Autry
1151:Barry
1130:McRae
1074:Irvin
624:(PDF)
352:, an
269:from
205:(
201:
91:from
1470:List
1410:Gunn
1396:Ford
1333:Quin
1263:Inge
1172:Lake
1088:King
1018:Mead
837:2022
800:ISSN
777:2022
752:2022
719:ISBN
576:ISBN
402:1956
398:1952
394:1948
390:1944
386:1924
382:1916
301:and
265:. A
167:Died
143:Born
881:at
715:236
454:NBA
380:of
297:to
1488::
853:.
827:.
798:.
794:.
768:.
742:.
717:.
709:.
655:.
642:^
626:.
604:^
519:.
495:^
456:.
404:.
396:,
392:,
388:,
384:,
207:m.
158:,
969:e
962:t
955:v
892::
864:.
839:.
812:.
779:.
754:.
727:.
670:.
636:.
529:.
151:)
147:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
