Background
Ross, Jim Buck was born on August 14, 1917 in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, United States. Son of E. N. and Emma (Jones) Ross.
Ross, Jim Buck was born on August 14, 1917 in Pelahatchie, Mississippi, United States. Son of E. N. and Emma (Jones) Ross.
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1939; Bachelor of Laws, Jackson School Law, 1941.
Dealer farm equipment, cattleman, cotton grower, Rankin County, Mississippi, 1945-1957; mayor, Town of Pelahatchie, 1960-1963; member, Mississippi State Senate, 1964-1968; commissioner, Mississippi State Department Agriculture and Commerce, Jackson, since 1968.
Served to First lieutenant United States.Army, 1944-1946, PTO. Member Veterans of Foreign Wars, Cystic Fibrosis Association (past president), Mississippi Horse Council, Mississippi Economics Council, Mississippi State University Alumni Association, Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, American Legion, Masons (32d degree).
Married Margaret Spann, 1941. Children: James Hal, Gwendolyn Barnham.