Walter Sillers
Walter Sillers Sr. (March 2, 1852–1931) was an American lawyer, politician, businessman, and planter. He played a significant role in the economic, agricultural, and political culture of the Mississippi Delta region. A cotton planter, he was an advocate for the establishment of crop control policies for the Southern United States through the development of planter's cooperatives. He was a key figure in the Mississippi Democratic Party and was responsible for the construction of levees in the Mississippi River Valley.
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