William Garner Burgin Jr. (August 3, 1924 – October 3, 2002) was an American attorney and politician. He served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1952 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1979, when he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the government.
William Garner Burgin Jr. was born on August 3, 1924, in Rock Hill, South Carolina.[1] He graduated from Ole Miss in 1947.[1][2] In April 1952, Burgin was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate to replace the deceased T. H. Henry.[3] Burgin was re-elected in 1955 and served in the 1956-1960 term.[1][2] He was re-elected to the Senate in 1964, and was re-elected in 1967, 1971, and 1975.[1][2]
In 1977 Burgin (D) State Senator and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, was caught in an FBI investigation, for conspiring to defraud the US Government Head Start Program. He was found guilty and sentenced to fourteen months in prison and fined $10,000.[4][5][6] Burgin was fined $10,000. Burgin died on October 3, 2002.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abcdMississippi. Legislature (1972-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1972]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
^Mississippi. Legislature (1955-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1955: extra session]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
^"621 F2d 1352 United States v. G Burgin". 1980. p. 1352.
^"United States v. William G. Burgin, Jr. And David Flavous Lambert, Jr., 621 F.2d 1352 –". Courtlistener.com. 1980-07-24. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
william, burgin, william, garner, burgin, august, 1924, october, 2002, american, attorney, politician, served, mississippi, state, senate, from, 1952, 1960, from, 1964, 1979, when, convicted, conspiring, defraud, government, member, mississippi, senate, from, . William Garner Burgin Jr August 3 1924 October 3 2002 was an American attorney and politician He served in the Mississippi State Senate from 1952 to 1960 and from 1964 to 1979 when he was convicted of conspiring to defraud the government William G BurginMember of the Mississippi Senate from the 6th districtIn office January 1964 1979In office 1952 January 1960Preceded byT H HenryPersonal detailsBorn 1924 08 03 August 3 1924Rock Hill South CarolinaDiedOctober 3 2002 2002 10 03 aged 78 Political partyDemocraticBiography editWilliam Garner Burgin Jr was born on August 3 1924 in Rock Hill South Carolina 1 He graduated from Ole Miss in 1947 1 2 In April 1952 Burgin was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate to replace the deceased T H Henry 3 Burgin was re elected in 1955 and served in the 1956 1960 term 1 2 He was re elected to the Senate in 1964 and was re elected in 1967 1971 and 1975 1 2 In 1977 Burgin D State Senator and Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee was caught in an FBI investigation for conspiring to defraud the US Government Head Start Program He was found guilty and sentenced to fourteen months in prison and fined 10 000 4 5 6 Burgin was fined 10 000 Burgin died on October 3 2002 2 References edit a b c d Mississippi Legislature 1972 01 01 Hand book biographical data of members of Senate and House personnel of standing committees 1972 Mississippi Legislature Hand Books a b c d SR 16 As Adopted by Senate 2002 3rd Extraordinary Session billstatus ls state ms us Retrieved 2021 06 17 Mississippi Legislature 1955 01 01 Hand book biographical data of members of Senate and House personnel of standing committees 1955 extra session Mississippi Legislature Hand Books 621 F2d 1352 United States v G Burgin 1980 p 1352 United States v William G Burgin Jr And David Flavous Lambert Jr 621 F 2d 1352 Courtlistener com 1980 07 24 Retrieved 2022 05 05 FBI Jackson History nbsp nbsp This American law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Mississippi politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William G Burgin amp oldid 1194295260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
