Daniel Guice
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}
{{For|his son|Daniel Guice Jr.}}
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| state_house = Mississippi
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| term_start = 1956
| term_end = 1960
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|11|30}}
| birth_place = Biloxi, Mississippi, US
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|04|13|1924|11|30}}
| death_place = Biloxi, Mississippi, US
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Daniel Dicks "Danny" Guice (November 30, 1924 – April 13, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician.
Background
Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Guice graduated from Biloxi High School. He then went to Tulane University and received his law degree from Tulane University Law School. Additionally, he attended University of Mississippi. He practiced law in Biloxi, Mississippi.
From 1956 to 1960, Guice served in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He then served as Mayor of Biloxi from 1961 to 1973. Guice was a Democrat. From 1977 to 1990, Guice served as a county court judge for Harrison County, Mississippi.
In 1980 he appeared on the game show Family Feud as the leader of the Guice family team, which won $28,659. His son was Daniel Guice Jr. who also served in the Mississippi Legislature.{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Mary |date=April 13, 2017 |title=Former Biloxi Mayor Danny Guice dies |url=http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article144494354.html |access-date=2017-04-14 |website=The Sun Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Biloxi Mayors and Politicians |url=http://biloxihistoricalsociety.org/biloxi-mayors-and-politicians |access-date=2017-04-14 |website=Biloxi Historical Society |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Mary |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Funeral services set as Coast remembers former Biloxi Mayor Danny Guice |url=http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/counties/harrison-county/article144625289.html |access-date=2017-04-14 |website=The Sun Herald |language=en}}[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunherald/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=185095177 Danny Guice-obituary][http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=160535 Our Campaignscom.-Daniel Guise]
Death
Guice died on April 13, 2017, at his home. He was 92.{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Guice, Biloxi mayor during Hurricane Camille, dies at 92 |url=http://www.islandpacket.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article144592549.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415012852/http://www.islandpacket.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article144592549.html |archive-date=2017-04-15 |access-date=2017-04-14 |website=Island Packet |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Guice, Biloxi Mayor During Hurricane Camille, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2017-04-14/guice-biloxi-mayor-during-hurricane-camille-dies-at-92 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415202221/https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2017-04-14/guice-biloxi-mayor-during-hurricane-camille-dies-at-92 |archive-date=2017-04-15 |access-date=2017-04-14 |website=U.S. News}}
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Category:Mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi
Category:University of Mississippi alumni
Category:Tulane University Law School alumni
Category:Mississippi state court judges
Category:Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Category:20th-century American judges
Category:20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
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