From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eugene Octave Sykes, Jr.
(July 16, 1876 ? June 21, 1945) was a justice on the
Mississippi Supreme Court
. He served as the first
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
from 1934 to 1935.
[1]
Biography
[
edit
]
Sykes was born in
Aberdeen, Mississippi
, on July 16, 1876, to Eugene Octave Sykes, Sr. and India Rogers. He attended
St. John's College High School
and the
United States Naval Academy
, and the
University of Mississippi
for his graduate degree.
[1]
He served on the
Mississippi Supreme Court
from 1916 to 1924, appointed by
Theodore Bilbo
.
[2]
Calvin Coolidge
appointed him to the
Federal Radio Commission
in 1927. He served as the first
Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
from 1934 to 1935.
[1]
He died of a heart attack on June 21, 1945, in
Washington, D.C.
[1]
References
[
edit
]
Further reading
[
edit
]
- Flannery, Gerald V. (1995).
Commissioners of the FCC, 1927-1994
. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. pp. 1?3.
ISBN
0-8191-9669-X
.
- "Eugene Octave Sykes 1876?1945".
Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising
.
28
(26A). Washington, D.C.: Broadcasting Publications, Inc.: 18 June 25, 1945.
External links
[
edit
]