Sutton Marks
Birth nameGordon Sutton Marks Jr.
Birth dateJuly 11, 1928
Birth placeJackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Death dateApril 8, 2025 (aged 96)
Death placeMadison, Mississippi, U.S.
OfficeMember of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Term start1960
Term end1968
PartyDemocratic[1]
Republican[1]
SpouseHelen Murphy[2]

Gordon Sutton Marks Jr. (July 11, 1928 – April 8, 2025) was an American politician.[3] He served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.[4]

Life and career

Marks was born in Jackson, Mississippi, on July 11, 1928.[4] He was a business man, president of the Gordon Marks Advertising Agency and chairman of the Jackson church board.[5]

Marks served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1960 to 1968.[2] Marks died in Madison, Mississippi, on April 8, 2025, at the age of 96.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Small turnout expected today in voting for Ditto's House seat". Clarion-Ledger. August 8, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved March 11, 2023. – via Newspapers.com
  2. ^ Mississippi Secretary of State (1968), "Handbook: Biographical data of Members of Senate and House personnel of standing committees", Secretary of State
  3. ^ "Sutton Marks Takes Helm Of Gordon Marks Agency". Clarion-Ledger. January 3, 1965. p. 55. Retrieved March 11, 2023. – via Newspapers.com
  4. ^ "Mississippi Official and Statistical Register". University of California. Secretary of State. 1964. p. 92. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Christian Churches Protest Use Of Mt. Beulah Property". Clarion-Ledger. January 29, 1965. p. 4. Retrieved March 11, 2023. – via Newspapers.com
  6. ^ Gordon Sutton Marks, Jr. obituary