Horace Stansel
Horace Stansel | |
|---|---|
c. 1924 | |
| 53rd Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives | |
| In office January 7, 1936 – April 4, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas L. Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Fielding Wright |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Sunflower County | |
| In office January 1924 – April 4, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur B. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Pearl Stansel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Horace Sylvan Stansel November 5, 1888 Ruleville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1936 (aged 47) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dovie Pearl High |
| Education | Mississippi A&M College |
Horace Sylvan Stansel (November 5, 1888 – April 4, 1936) was an American civil engineer and politician, remembered chiefly as the original architect of Mississippi's highway system. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives including as Speaker. He was succeeded in office by his wife Dovie Stansel after his death.