Background
SYKES, Eugene Octave was born on July 16, 1876 in Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States. Son of Eugene Octave and India (Rogers) Sykes.
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Eugene Octave Sykes
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St. John’s College; United States Naval Academy. Bachelor of Laws, University of Mississippi.
Career
Democrat presidential elector at-large from Mississippi, 1904. Appointed Justice Supreme Court of Mississippi, 25. Appointed Federation Radio Commissioner.
Membership
Member Federal Communications Commn. Member of the law firm of Spearman, Sykes & Roberson, Washington, District of Columbia Episcopalian. Member Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sons of Confederate Vets.
Connections
Married Malvina Scott, November 17, 1903. Children: Major Charles Scott, Octavia S. Stevenson, Malvina Yerger Scott.
