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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
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during the
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. 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
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. He represented the 97th district. Nettles died at his home in Jayess, Mississippi.


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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 {{Mississippi-politician-stub