Jamie Whitten

Jamie Whitten
Whitten in 1961
42nd Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	George H. Mahon
Succeeded by	John Dingell
Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	George H. Mahon
Succeeded by	William Natcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi
In office November 4, 1941 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Wall Doxey
Succeeded by	Roger Wicker
Constituency	2nd district (1941–1973) 1st district (1973–1995)
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
In office 1931–1932
Personal details
Born	Jamie Lloyd Whitten (1910-04-18)April 18, 1910 Cascilla, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	September 9, 1995(1995-09-09) (aged 85) Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Mississippi
Jamie Whitten's voice Jamie Whitten on the urgency of continuing appropriations for FY1984 Recorded November 10, 1983

Jamie Lloyd Whitten (April 18, 1910 – September 9, 1995) was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who represented his native state of Mississippi in the United States House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995. He was at the time of his departure the longest-serving U.S. Representative ever. From 1979 to 1995, he was Dean of the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the longest-serving member of Congress ever from Mississippi. He was a New Deal liberal on economic matters, and took a leading role in Congress in forming national policy and spending regarding agriculture. Whitten was the last remaining member of Congress to have served during the FDR administration.