Eugene P. Booze
Eugene Parker Booze | |
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| Born | July 14, 1878 Adams County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 7, 1939 (aged 61) Greenville, Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | Natchez Junior College |
| Occupations | Businessman, planter, political organizer, Black community leader |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Cordelia Montgomery (m. 1901–1939; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Isaiah Montgomery (father in-law) Charles Banks (brother in-law) |
Eugene Parker Booze (July 14, 1878 – November 7, 1939) was an American businessman, planter, political organizer, and Black community leader from Clarksdale, Mississippi and later Mound Bayou, Mississippi. He was one of the wealthiest African American men in Mississippi at the time of his death. Booze was entangled in family drama during the last few years of his life which ended with his homicide. His former home, the Booze House (c. 1910), is part of the Mound Bayou Historic District. He also used the names E. P. Booze and Eugene Booze.