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Hugh M. Arant

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Hugh M. Arant
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 15th district
In office
January 1968 – January 1972
Preceded byN/A (new district)
Succeeded by(after redistricting)
C. B. Newman
Douglas Abraham
H. L. Merideth Jr.
Hainon Miller
Personal details
Born(1927-11-22)November 22, 1927
Black Hawk, Mississippi
DiedMay 7, 1995(1995-05-07) (aged 67)
Jackson, Mississippi
Political partyDemocratic
Children3

Hugh Miller "Buddy" Arant (November 22, 1927 - May 7, 1995) was an American farmer and politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972.

Biography

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Hugh Miller Arant was born on November 22, 1927, in Black Hawk, Mississippi.[1][2] He served in the U. S. Army in World War II, and graduated from Mississippi State University in 1949.[3] He was a farmer and businessman.[1] While living in Ruleville, Mississippi, in 1967, he was elected to represent the 15th District, composed of Leflore and Sunflower Counties, as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives and served for the 1968–1972 term.[1][3] For 16 years, he was the president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau.[3] He died on May 7, 1995, of heart failure in the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.[3][2]

Personal life

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Arant was married to Kathryn Carver; they had two sons and a daughter.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Mississippi. Legislature (1968-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1968]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 24.
  2. ^ a b "Hugh Arant in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Obituary for Hugh Miller Arant (Aged 67)". The Commercial Appeal. 1995-05-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-05-04.