Gordon Sutton Marks Jr. (July 11, 1928 – April 8, 2025) was an American politician. He served as a member of 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 ...

Life and career

Marks was born in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...

, on July 11, 1928. He was a business man, president of the ''Gordon Marks Advertising Agency'' and chairman of the Jackson church board. Marks served in the

from 1960 to 1968. Marks died in

Madison, Mississippi Madison is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, 11th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, located in Madison County, Mississippi, Madison County, north of the List of capitals in the United States, state capital, Jackson, Miss ...

, on April 8, 2025, at the age of 96.Gordon Sutton Marks, Jr. obituary
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1928 births 2025 deaths Politicians from Jackson, Mississippi Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Mississippi Democrats Mississippi Republicans 20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature People from Jackson, Mississippi {{Mississippi-politician-stub