John C. Stennis, American lawyer and politician (born 1904)

John C. Stennis

American politician (1901–1995)

John Cornelius Stennis was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for his last eight years. He retired from the Senate in 1989, and is, to…