Mac Huddleston
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| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
| In office January 8, 2008 – August 27, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Pat Montgomery |
| Succeeded by | Beth Luther Waldo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elton Mac Huddleston Jr. (1943-09-16)September 16, 1943 Holmes County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 2023(2023-08-27) (aged 79) Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Flavia Hutchinson |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Mississippi State University (BS) Auburn University (DVM) |
| Profession | Veterinarian |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1966–1968 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
| Awards |  Air Medal (21) |
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Elton Mac Huddleston Jr. (September 16, 1943 – August 27, 2023) was an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the 15th district, from 2008 until his death.
Huddleston was born on September 16, 1943,[1]inHolmes County, Mississippi, where he was raised by his grandparents.[2] He graduated from Mississippi State University, where he studied accounting, and from the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine.[3]
Huddleston served with the 9th Division as a lieutenant in the Mekong River Delta during the Vietnam War, operating a UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter.[4]
Huddleston worked as a veterinarian, serving as executive secretary of the Mississippi Veterinary Medical Association and the Mississippi Board of Veterinary Medicine.[2]
Huddleston was first elected to the state legislature in 2007. He intended to retire after the 2023 elections, but died before the end of his term.[5] He chaired the ethics committee at the time of his death.[2]
As of 2015:
Huddleston was a Baptist. He was married to the former Flavia Hutchinson for 32 years, and had four children.[6][2]
Mac Huddleston died from multiple myeloma at a hospice in Tupelo, Mississippi, on August 27, 2023, at the age of 79.[2][7]
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