Lott, Trent, 1941-

LC control no.	no 99077862
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Lott, Trent, 1941- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Birth date	19411009
Place of birth	Grenada, Miss.
Affiliation	University of Mississippi University of Mississippi. School of Law United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Profession or occupation	Legislators Lawyers
Found in	Leading the United States Senate, 1998: t.p. (United States Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott of Mississippi) Cong. dir., 1999-2000: p. 146 (Trent Lott; b. Oct. 9, 1941; Univ. of Miss., B.P.A., 1963, J.D., 1967) Biographical directory of the U.S. Senate website, April 25, 2013 (Lott, Chester Trent, a Representative and a Senator from Mississippi; born in Grenada, Grenada County, Miss., October 9, 1941; graduated from Pascagoula public schools; B.P.A., University of Mississippi 1963; J.D., same university 1967; served as field representative for the University of Mississippi 1963-1965; admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1967 and commenced practice in Pascagoula; administrative assistant to United States Representative William M. Colmer 1968-1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1989); minority whip (1981-1989); elected to the United States Senate in 1988 and reelected in 1994, 2000, and again in 2006 and served from January 3, 1989, until his resignation on December 18, 2007; Republican party whip (1995-1996, 2007); majority leader (1996-January 3, 2001, January 20-June 6, 2001); minority leader (January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 6, 2003); chair, Committee on Rules and Administration (One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses))
Associated language	eng