{{short description|American politician (1933–2016)}} {{infobox officeholder | name = Alvin Endt | state_house = Mississippi | district = 113th | term_start = 1984 | term_end = 1999 | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|9|28}} | birth_place = Ocean Springs, Mississippi, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|6|20|1933|9|28}} | death_place = Ocean Springs, Mississippi, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = Bettie Boyd | children = 4 | parents = Albert Endt<br>Maude Crysell Endt | other_party = Democratic (until 1990) | alma_mater = University of Southern Mississippi | profession = Politician, educator }} '''Alvin Endt''' (September 28, 1933 – June 20, 2016) was an American politician and educator who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1999, representing the 113th legislative district of Mississippi as both a Democrat and Republican.
==Early life and education== Endt was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on September 28, 1933, to Albert Endt and Maude Crysell Endt. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi.
==Career== Endt served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 113th legislative district of Mississippi from 1984 to 1999. Although he initially served as a Democrat, in 1990, Endt, along with three other Mississippi state legislators, left the party and became a Republican.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/10/us/four-in-mississippi-join-a-switch-to-the-gop.html|title=Four in Mississippi Join A Switch to the G.O.P.|work=The New York Times|date=April 10, 1990|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Paul|date=April 10, 1990|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/04/10/4-legislators-in-mississippi-jump-to-gop/7432dabe-d48a-48a1-a557-7ab012b127c5/|title=4 LEGISLATORS IN MISSISSIPPI JUMP TO GOP|work=The Washington Post|location=Jackson, Mississippi|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
According to Endt, he had been considering switching parties for about a year, stating, "I'm not leaving the Democrats – they left me long ago. My thoughts are conservative, and being associated with the Republican Party is being associated with the more conservative political party."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VjJPAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Alvin+Endt%22&pg=PA2&article_id=2248,6019140|title=4 Democrats switch to GOP in Mississippi|work=Toledo Blade|location=Pascagoula, Mississippi|date=April 10, 1990|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
Outside of the Mississippi Legislature, Endt was a history teacher at St. Martin High School. He also served two terms as an alderman of Ocean Springs from 1965 to 1973 and was appointed Jackson County Supervisor in 1982.
==Personal life== Endt was married to Bettie Boyd, with whom he had four children.
Endt died at the age of 82 at his home in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on June 20, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunherald/name/alvin-endt-obituary?id=8136084|title=Alvin Endt Obituary|work=Sun Herald|publisher=Legacy.com|date=June 22, 2016|access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Archebelle|first=Cassie|date=June 21, 2016|url=https://www.wlox.com/story/32268798/former-state-representative-from-ocean-springs-passes-away/|title=Former state representative from Ocean Springs passes way|location=Ocean Springs, Mississippi|publisher=WLOX|access-date=June 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2016/06/21/former_ocean_springs_state_representative_endt_dies/|title=Former Ocean Springs state representative Endt dies|work=Magnolia Tribune|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://oceanspringsarchives.net/endt-family Endt family] from Open Springs Archives
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