W. Arthur Winstead

William Arthur Winstead (* January 6, 1904 in Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, † March 14, 1995 in Philadelphia, Mississippi ) was an American politician and represented the state of Mississippi as a representative in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After the public school visit Winstead went to the Clarke Memorial College in Newton and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa ( Alabama). He then graduated in 1931 on the Mississippi Southern College in Hattiesburg. In addition, he was concerned with agriculture. Between 1935 and 1942 he was head of a school in Neshoba County.

Winstead was elected as a Democrat to the 78th and the ten succeeding Congresses. His term came from 3 January 1943 to 3 January 1965. He ran again in 1964 for the 89th Congress, but failed. Then he decided to go into farming. He also worked later as a car salesman. In his time as an MP in the House of Representatives he was involved in the constitution of the Southern Manifesto, which spoke out against racial integration in public institutions. He was also a commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Welfare 1968-1971.

Arthur Winstead died on 14 March 1995 in Philadelphia. He was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Philadelphia.