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Prentiss Walker
Prentiss Lafayette Walker (August 23, 1917 - June 5, 1998) was a farmer, businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 1964, he became the first Republican in the 20th century to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from his home state.
Prentiss Walker Lake (originally called Ross Barnett Lake) near Mize is named in his honor.
==Private life==
Walker was born in Taylorsville in Smith County in south central Mississippi. He attended public schools in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and in Taylorsville and Mize, also in Smith County. In 1936, he attended Baptist-affiliated Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi.
During World War II, he served in the United States Army. After his military duties, he worked as a chicken farmer in his native Smith County. Walker became president of Walker Egg Farms, Inc., in Mize. From 1937 to 1963, he was the owner of Walker’s Supermarket. In 1960, Walker served on the executive committee of the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission under Governor Ross Barnett.
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