Heber Austin Ladner

Heber Austin Ladner (October 4, 1902 - June 14, 1989) was the Secretary of State of Mississippi from 1948 to 1980. He was a Democrat.

Heber Austin Ladner
1940s
31st Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
1948–1980
GovernorFielding L. Wright
Hugh L. White
James P. Coleman
Ross Barnett
Paul B. Johnson Jr.
John Bell Williams
William Waller
Cliff Finch
Preceded byWalker Wood
Succeeded byEd Pittman
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Pearl River County district
In office
January 1936 – January 1940
Personal details
Born(1902-10-04)October 4, 1902
Lumberton, Mississippi
DiedJune 14, 1989(1989-06-14) (aged 86)
Jackson, Mississippi
Political partyDemocrat

Early life and education

Heber Austin Ladner was born on October 4, 1902, in Lumberton, Mississippi.[1] His parents were Webster L. Ladner (1873-1965) and Valena (Beall) Ladner (1871-1946).[2] He graduated from Millsaps College with a BS degree in 1929.[2]

Career

Ladner started his political career as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1936.[3][4] In the House, he represented Pearl River County from 1936 to 1940.[4] From 1940 to 1942, he was the Secretary of the Mississippi Budget Commission.[4] He was the Clerk of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1942 to 1948.[4] In 1948, he became the Secretary of State of Mississippi.[4][3][5] In 1968, he administrated the oath to the first black state legislator elected in 74 years.[3] However, he was a defendant in suits brought by black people for school desegregation and proportional representation in election commissions.[3] In 1980, he stopped being the Secretary of State of Mississippi.[5][3]

He died of heart disease on June 14, 1989, in the Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.[3]

References
  1. National Association of Secretaries of State (U.S.) (1979). National Association of Secretaries of State Handbook. The Association. p. 59.
  2. National Association of Secretaries of State (U.S.) (1979). National Association of Secretaries of State Handbook. The Association. p. 59.
  3. AP (1989-06-16). "Heber Ladner, Mississippi Official, 86". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  4. National Association of Secretaries of State (U.S.) (1979). Handbook. National Association of Secretaries of State. p. 59.
  5. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 2004. p. 68.
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