Fenton Byrd DeWeese Jr.
Born: ♂ Fenton Byrd DeWeese II (Fent)
- April 5, 1949
- Philadelphia, MS
Died: November 4, 2015
- Philadelphia, MS
Spouse: Bettye Richardson DeWeese (m. May 21, 1977, Philadelphia, MS)
Children: Pete DeWeese, William DeWeese, and Libby DeWeese
Parents: Fenton Byrd DeWeese and Mary Sue Butler DeWeese
Siblings: Nona DeWeese Kilpatrick, Suzan DeWeese Martin, Albert Butler DeWeese, Thomas Edwin DeWeese
Early Life
[edit]Education
[edit]Mississippi College School of Law: J.D., 1982-1985
Mississippi State University: B.S., Business
Career
[edit]Attorney
Accomplishments
[edit]Fought to prosecute the murderers of the three civil rights workers in Neshoba County, 1964