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Madison, Mississippi. In 2004, he formed a law firm with attorney Michael Cory, named "Danks, Miller & Cory". In 2005, he served on the transition team of mayor
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prosecutor in 1968 and lost. However, he won the election to become the Hinds County prosecutor in 1972. In 1977, he ran for the mayor office of
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165:(August 27, 1939 – June 9, 2021) was an American attorney who served as the
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Danks died of complications from a stroke on June 9, 2021.
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Alney Dale Danks Jr. was born on August 27, 1939, in
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967:Millsaps College alumni
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962:Politicians from Miami
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589:President of Selectmen
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697:Charles Henry Manship
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150:Alney Dale Danks Sr.
925:Chokwe Antar Lumumba
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170:Jackson, Mississippi
163:Alney Dale Danks Jr.
152:Elizabeth Ross Banks
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658:J. P. Jones
507:The Hotline
222:Doug Shanks
129:(1995-2021)
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361:2020-10-13
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248:References
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