William B. Alexander

William Brooks Alexander was born on December 23, 1921, in Boyle, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of lawyer and state senator William Brooks Alexander Sr. and Vivien B. Alexander.[2][3] He attended schools in Boyle for 12 years.[2] He also became an Eagle Scout.[2] He graduated from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1948.[2] He was first elected to the Mississippi State Senate in 1960 after the death of his father, who had been the incumbent.[3][1][2] In 1966, while still a state senator, he was a candidate for Congress.[2] In 1976, he became the senate's president pro tempore, and held that position until his last Senate term ended in 1984.[1][2] He died on January 19, 2006.[2]