State House: | Mississippi |
District: | Lauderdale County |
Termstart: | 1963 |
Termend: | January 1968 |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1932 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Mississippi |
Party: | Republican |
Lewis Leslie "Mack" McAllister, Jr. (born September 25, 1932), is an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing Lauderdale County, from 1963 to 1968. He was the first Republican in the Mississippi Legislature in 43 years.[1]
Lewis Leslie McAllister, Junior, was born on September 25, 1932, in Jackson, Mississippi.[2] He was an accountant. In 1963, he was elected to represent Lauderdale County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in a runoff election to replace resigning House member Natie Caraway. McAllister, a self-described Goldwater Republican, was the first member of the Republican Party to serve in the Mississippi Legislature since George L. Sheldon, who served from 1920 to 1924. He was re-elected to serve the 1964–1968 term.