LC control no. | no 99077862 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Lott, Trent, 1941- |
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 |