William Winter

William Winter
57th Governor of Mississippi
In office January 22, 1980 – January 10, 1984
Lieutenant	Brad Dye
Preceded by	Cliff Finch
Succeeded by	William Allain
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
In office January 18, 1972 – January 20, 1976
Governor	Bill Waller
Preceded by	Charles Sullivan
Succeeded by	Evelyn Gandy
Treasurer of Mississippi
In office January 21, 1964 – January 16, 1968
Governor	Paul Johnson
Preceded by	Evelyn Gandy
Succeeded by	Evelyn Gandy
Personal details
Born	(1923-02-21)February 21, 1923 Grenada, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	December 18, 2020(2020-12-18) (aged 97) Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Elise Varner
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Mississippi, Oxford
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1945-1948
Battles/wars	World War II

William Forrest Winter (February 21, 1923 – December 18, 2020) was an American politician. He served as the 57th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He was born in Grenada, Mississippi.

Winter died on December 18, 2020 in Jackson, Mississippi at the age of 97.

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Quotations related to William Winter at Wikiquote

• NPR: William Winter and the Education of Mississippi
• William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation^{[permanent dead link]}
• Mississippi History Now Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Center for a Better South Interview with William Winter Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
• The Measure of Our Days Writings of William F. Winter Archived 2016-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
• William Winter Teacher Scholar Loan

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