Edward Blackmon, Jr.'s Biography
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Full Name:
Edward 'Ed' Blackmon, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Barbara; 4 Children: Janessa, Madison, Bradford and Lawrence
Birth Date:
07/21/1947
Birth Place:
Canton, MS
Home City:
Canton, MS
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Emory University
Attended, Tuskegee Institute
JD, George Washington University, 1973
BA, Political Science, Tougaloo College, 1970
Representative, Mississippi State House of Representatives, District 57, 1979-1980, 1983-2024
Candidate, Mississippi State House of Representatives, District 57, 2023
Chairman, Municipalities Committee, Mississippi State Senate, present
Former Member, Apportionment and Elections Committee, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Former Member, County Affairs Committee, Mississippi State Senate
Former Chairman, Legislative Black Caucus, Mississippi State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Railway Development, Mississippi State House of Representatives
Senior Partner, Blackmon and Blackmon Attorneys at Law Professional Limited Liability Company, 1989-present
Member, American Bar Association, present
Member, Cade Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, present
Member, Magnolia Bar Association, present
Member, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present
Member, Tougaloo College Board of Trustees, present
Former President, Magnolia Bar Association