What is William Henry Barbour Jr.?
'''William Henry Barbour Jr.''' (February 4, 1941 – January 8, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician. He was born in [[Yazoo City, Mississippi]]. Barbour Jr. was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. In 1983, President [[Ronald Reagan]] nominated him to be Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi|U.S. District Court for the Southern District]]. He was Chief Judge from 1989 to 1996. Barbour was a cousin and former law partner of [[Haley Barbour]], former [[Governor of Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/0722/038.html |title=Asleep at the Switch |work=Forbes |author=Neil Weinberg |date=July 22, 2002 |access-date=2015-12-28}}</ref> Barbour died on January 8, 2021, at his home in Yazoo City at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yazooherald.net/most-recent/judge-william-henry-barbour-jr#sthash.8VVRrJ11.dpbs|title=Judge William Henry Barbour Jr. |work=The Yazoo Herald |date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=2021-01-14}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{FJC Bio|92|nid=1377426|name=William Henry Barbour Jr.<!--(1941–)-->}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbour, William Henry Jr.}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Mississippi]] [[Category:People from Yazoo City, Mississippi]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}