William Allain

William A. Allain (born February 14, 1928 in Washington , Adams County , Mississippi , † December 2, 2013 in Jackson , Mississippi) was an American lawyer and politician . He was governor of the state of Mississippi from 1984 to 1988 .

Early years and political advancement

William Allain attended the University of Notre Dame and then graduated from the University of Mississippi Law School. During the Korean War he was a soldier in the US Army . After the war he was a lawyer in Natchez . Between 1962 and 1975 he was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Mississippi. In this capacity he was involved in many legal matters at all levels of government, particularly those relating to racial integration. In 1979 he became Attorney General of his state, four years later he was elected as the Democratic Party candidate for the new governor.

Mississippi Governor

Allain took up his new post on January 10, 1984. As governor, he campaigned for a reform of the state constitution. However, the draft drafted by a commission of 350 members was not taken into account by the legislature. However, he managed to get two amendments to the constitution through. On the one hand, it was about the reform of the education committee, and on the other, about the lifting of the governors' term limits. According to the new addition, a governor can serve two consecutive terms, which was previously not allowed. Allain himself did not seek re-election. After the end of his governorship, he returned to work as a lawyer.

Web links

• William Allain at the National Governors Association (English)
• Mississippi Historical Society ( Memento from July 2, 2019 in the web archive archive.today )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bill Allain, 85, Ex-Governor of Mississippi, Dies. In: The New York Times, December 5, 2013 (accessed November 25, 2014).