Jerry O'Keefe, Representative Harrison County

Title

Jerry O'Keefe, Representative Harrison County

Subject

State., Legislators., Harrison County (Miss.), O'Keefe, Jeremiah Joseph, 1923-2016

Description

Jerry O'Keefe, senate representative for Harrison County, is named Outstanding Freshman Legislator.

Source

O'Keefe Family Archive, Special Collections, The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries

Date

1960

Format

.jpg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

OK_0016

Coverage

Jackson, Mississippi

Files

Jerry J. O’Keefe served as state representative for Harrison County from 1959-1964. He was named most outstanding freshman member of the House of Representatives for the 1960 legislature. This honor was posted in the newspaper, the “Jackson Daily News,” printed on “Monday, May 9, 1960.”<br /> <br /> The article reads, “These four lawmakers were named as most outstanding members of the 1960 Legislature by news writers as the session ended this week. Rep. Charlie Jacobs, left, of Bolivar County, was named outstanding veteran member of the House of Representatives. He is chairman of the Ways and Means Com-Senate. Sen. Bill Caraway of Leland, third from left, chairman of the upper chamber’s finance committee, was named most outstanding veteran member of the Senate. Senator Bill Caraway of Leland, third from left, member of the finance committee and a leader in the fight against the controversial church property bill, was named most outstanding freshman member of the Senate. Rep Jerry O’Keefe of Harrison County, right, who led local option liquor forces in the House to near victory, was named most outstanding freshman member of the House. O’Keefe served as chairman of the temperance committee. – Daily News Staff Photos by Bob Pittman

Citation

“Jerry O'Keefe, Representative Harrison County,” Online Exhibits at Southern Miss, accessed May 1, 2024, https://usmspecialcollections.omeka.net/items/show/418.

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