Background
Huskey, William Jerome was born on April 27, 1936 in Quincy, Mississippi, United States. Son of Oliver Denver and Ethel Florine (Nixon) Huskey.
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William Jerome Huskey
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William Jerome Huskey, American State legislator, farmer, retired army officer. Decorated Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with three oak leaf clusters. Delaware Southern Legislation Conference, since 1990, vice chairman military affairs, 1991-1992, vice chairman transportation committee, 1992, vice chairman fedl. preemption, state/federal affairs, since 1994.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1964; graduate, United States Army Command-General College, Fort Levenworth, Kansas, 1972; Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate U., 1974.
Career
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Army, 1959; advanced through grades lieutenant colonel, United States Army, 1975; director operations and training security assistance organization in L.Am.,, United States Army, 1969-1971; United States Army representative to Ecuador, chief, United States Army Mission to Colombia, 1974-1978; co-chairman, Combined Defense Board for Defense Panama Canal, 1978-1980; director operations and training, United States Forces, United States Southern Command, 1981; deputy senior army advisor, Louisiana National Guard, 1981-1982; retired,, 1982; owner, manager, cattle ranch, Greenwood Springs, Mississippi, since 1983; member, Mississippi House of Representatives, Jackson, since 1990. Director County Emergency Management Agency, since 1987.
Achievements
Membership
Delaware Southern Legislation Conference, since 1990, vice chairman military affairs, 1991-1992, vice chairman transportation committee, 1992, vice chairman fedl. preemption, state/federal affairs, since 1994.
Connections
Married Patsy Lee Fowlkes, May 11, 1985. Children: Kelly, Craig.
