Horace Stansel was born in 1888 in Ruleville, Sunflower County, in the Mississippi Delta. He attended Franklin Academy in Columbus as a child. While working as a laborer to help construct Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University), he supposedly overheard from a co-worker that labor could be used to earn a man's way through college. According to his later statements, he immediately presented himself to the office of the university president for admission. Stansel earned a degree in civil engineering after studying from 1911 to 1915.
Stansel was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1923. In 1928, Stansel was appointed by then-GovernorTheodore G. Bilbo as the head of a committee to investigate the state's highway needs.[2] The committee's conclusions resulted in Stansel authoring the Stansel Act of 1930, which established Mississippi's system of paved highways.[3] Stansel placed his own touch on the system: the intersection of the state highways in Ruleville is at the site of his family home.
Horace Stansel Memorial Library in Ruleville was named in his honor in 1938.[4][5]
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horace, stansel, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Horace Stansel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Horace Sylvan Stansel November 5 1888 April 4 1936 1 was an American civil engineer and politician remembered chiefly as the original architect of Mississippi s highway system 1 He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives including as Speaker He was succeeded in office by his wife Dovie Stansel after his death Horace Stanselc 192453rd Speaker of the Mississippi House of RepresentativesIn office January 7 1936 April 4 1936Preceded byThomas L BaileySucceeded byFielding WrightMember of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Sunflower CountyIn office January 1924 April 4 1936Preceded byArthur B ClarkSucceeded byPearl StanselPersonal detailsBornHorace Sylvan Stansel 1888 11 05 November 5 1888Ruleville Mississippi U S DiedApril 4 1936 1936 04 04 aged 47 Jackson Mississippi U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseDovie Pearl HighEducationMississippi A amp M CollegeBiography editHorace Stansel was born in 1888 in Ruleville Sunflower County in the Mississippi Delta He attended Franklin Academy in Columbus as a child While working as a laborer to help construct Mississippi A amp M now Mississippi State University he supposedly overheard from a co worker that labor could be used to earn a man s way through college According to his later statements he immediately presented himself to the office of the university president for admission Stansel earned a degree in civil engineering after studying from 1911 to 1915 Stansel was first elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1923 In 1928 Stansel was appointed by then Governor Theodore G Bilbo as the head of a committee to investigate the state s highway needs 2 The committee s conclusions resulted in Stansel authoring the Stansel Act of 1930 which established Mississippi s system of paved highways 3 Stansel placed his own touch on the system the intersection of the state highways in Ruleville is at the site of his family home Stansel s success in Jackson led him to run and win election in the Mississippi House of Representatives He progressed rapidly in prestige during the Great Depression and was elected Speaker of the House in 1936 shortly before his death from a heart attack His widow Pearl Stansel took his seat and was later elected in her own right serving from 1936 to 1944 1 Horace Stansel Memorial Library in Ruleville was named in his honor in 1938 4 5 References edit a b c Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2014 10 06 Retrieved 2014 10 05 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link The Evolution of Mississippi Highways Back in Time General Highway History Highway History Federal Highway Administration Fhwa dot gov Retrieved 2017 08 19 Mississippi History Timeline 1930 Archived from the original on 2014 10 12 Retrieved 2014 10 08 Sunflower County Library Directory Sunflower lib ms us Retrieved 2017 08 19 Sunflower County Library Sunflower lib ms us Retrieved 2017 08 19 nbsp This article about a Mississippi politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a United States engineer inventor or industrial designer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horace Stansel amp oldid 1206767724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,