Clem Nettles (October 10, 1930 – January 16, 2018) was an American farmer and politician.
Nettles was born in
Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County is a county located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,324. The county seat is Magnolia. Pike County is named for explorer Zebulon Pike. Pike County is part of ...
and graduated from Carters Creek School. He served in the
United States Army
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during the
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...
. He lived in
Jayess, Mississippi with his wife and family and was a dairy farmer. Nettles served on the
North Pike School District Board and was the president of the school board. Nettles served in the
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for ...
from 1988 to 2004 and was a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
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. He represented the 97th district. Nettles died at his home in
Jayess, Mississippi.
Notes
1930 births
2018 deaths
People from Lawrence County, Mississippi
People from Pike County, Mississippi
Military personnel from Mississippi
Farmers from Mississippi
School board members in Mississippi
Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
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