William Joel Blass
Deceased Person
1917 – 2012
Who was William Joel Blass?
William Joel Blass was an American war veteran, attorney, educator, and politician.
Joel Blass was born in Clinton, Mississippi and was educated in Mississippi and Louisiana during the Great Depression. He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Law in 1940 and received a commission as Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry through the LSU ROTC program. During World War II, Blass served with the Third Army in Europe through VE Day. He received the Bronze Star and attained the rank of Major. Blass returned to military service during the Korean War.
Blass moved to Wiggins in Stone County, Mississippi with his wife and daughters in 1947 to work in an established law practice, but soon started his own law firm. In 1953, Blass was elected to Stone County's legislative seat and served two terms, during the turbulent years of the racist White Citizen's Council, which he opposed. He retired from the State legislature in 1960. Blass continued with his law practice in Wiggins and also maintained a law office in Gulfport, MS.
During the 1960s, Blass served on the faculty at the University of Mississippi School of Law in Oxford, MS for 6 years.
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- Born
- Oct 19, 1917
Clinton - Education
- Louisiana State University
- Died
- Oct 23, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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