Morris Hood Jr.

Morris Hood Jr. was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives, representing part of Detroit from 1971 until his death in 1998.

Early life 
Born in Detroit in 1934, Hood served in the United States Army and attended Wayne State University.

Career 
In 1970, he was elected to the House, and was re-elected 14 times. (His last term was the last he could have served under Michigan's term limits.) While in the House, Hood chaired the Appropriations Committee.

Hood served as a delegate to four Democratic National Conventions.

He was the primary founder of the King-Chavez-Parks Initiative scholarship program.

Personal life 
Hood died of a heart attack on October 7, 1998. His body lay in state in the Capitol rotunda, the first legislator to receive the honor.

Hood's son, Morris Hood III, is a member of the Michigan Senate.

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Category:1934 births
Category:1998 deaths
Category:Politicians from Detroit
Category:Military personnel from Michigan
Category:Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
Category:Michigan Democrats
Category:Wayne State University alumni
Category:20th-century American politicians