W. B. Roberts

W. B. Roberts
c. 1924
President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate
In office
January 1940 – October 3, 1940
Preceded byJohn Culkin
Succeeded byOscar O. Wolfe Jr.
In office
September 29, 1931 – January 1932
Preceded byHomer H. Casteel
Succeeded byW. C. Adams
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 30th district
In office
January 1920 – October 3, 1940
Preceded byWalter B. Parks
Succeeded byOscar O. Wolfe Jr.
Personal details
BornWilliam Beauregard Roberts
(1861-03-05)March 5, 1861
DiedOctober 3, 1940(1940-10-03) (aged 79)
PartyDemocratic
Spouse
Minnie Elizabeth Poole
(m. 1886; died 1937)
Children5
RelativesWalter Sillers Jr. (son-in-law)
Alma materVanderbilt University
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William Beauregard Roberts (March 5, 1861 - October 3, 1940) was an American Democratic politician, lawyer, planter, and banker. A resident of Rosedale, Mississippi, he represented Bolivar County in the Mississippi State Senate for six consecutive terms, from 1920 to his death in 1940. He was the Senate's President Pro Tempore for two stints in 1931 and 1940 and also served as the Acting Governor of Mississippi in December 1931.