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AKA William Lowe Waller, Sr.

Born:21-Oct-1926
Birthplace:Lafayette County, MS
Died:29-Nov-2011
Location of death:Jackson, MS
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Religion:Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Mississippi, 1972-76

Military service: US Army (intelligence officer, Korean War)

Father: Percey A. Waller
Mother: Myrtle Gatewood
Wife: Ava Carroll Overton (until his death, four sons, one daughter)
Son:William L. Waller, Jr. (Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, b. circa 1952)
Daughter: Joy
Son: Robert O. Waller ("Bob")
Son: Edward C. Waller ("Eddie")
Son: Donald E. Waller ("Don")

    High School: Oxford High School
    University:BS, Memphis State University
    Law School:LLB, University of Mississippi

   Governor of Mississippi (18-Jan-1972 to 20-Jan-1976)
   Mississippi State Official Hinds County District Attorney (1959-67)

Author of books:
Straight Ahead: The Memoirs of a Mississippi Governor (2007, memoir)