About Wayne Burkes
Lived 1929 – 2020 (aged 90). Wayne Burkes was an American politician and military personnel.
Wayne Oliver Burkes (December 6, 1929 – May 5, 2020) was an American politician, Baptist minister, and military officer.
Early life and education Burkes was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi near Philadelphia, Mississippi on December 6, 1929. He graduated from Arlington High School. He graduated from Mississippi College with a Bachelor of Science in 1955, Master of Education in 1974, and an honorary Legum Doctor degree. He also studied at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity in 1966.
He was nominated by President Bill Clinton for a seat on the Surface Transportation Board (STB), and served from 1999 to 2002. Burkes ran for Mississippi State Treasurer in 2003, but lost to future Governor Tate Reeves in the Republican primary.
Burkes died on May 5, 2020.
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American politician
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Wayne Burkes was born on 6 December 1929 in Neshoba County.
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Wayne Burkes died on 5 May 2020 in Kosciusko, Mississippi.
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