Bill Waller
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William Lowe "Bill" Waller, Sr. (born October 21, 1926) is an American politician. A Democrat, he served as Governor of Mississippi from 1972 to 1976. He unsuccessfully prosecuted Byron De La Beckwith in the murder of Medgar Evers. Both trials ended in hung juries.
| Preceded by John Bell Williams |
Governor of Mississippi 1972-1976 |
Succeeded by Cliff Finch |
| Governors of Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Holmes • Poindexter • Leake • Brandon • Holmes • Brandon • Scott • Lynch • Runnels • Quitman • Lynch • McNutt • Tucker • Brown • Matthews • Quitman • Guion • J. Whitfield • Foote • Pettus • McRae • McWillie • Pettus • Clark • Sharkey • Humphreys • Ames • Alcorn • Powers • Ames • Stone • Lowry • Stone • McLaurin • Longino • Vardaman • Noel • Brewer • Bilbo • Russell • H. Whitfield • Murphree • Bilbo • Conner • White • Johnson • Murphree • Bailey • Wright • White • Coleman • Barnett • Johnson Jr. • Williams • Waller • Finch • Winter • Allain • Mabus • Fordice • Musgrove • Barbour |