Editing Percy Priest (section)

{{short description|American journalist}}
{{About|the U.S. Congressman|the reservoir named for him|Percy Priest Lake}}

{{infobox officeholder
| name               = Percy Priest
| image              = James Percy Priest, Congressional portrait collection.jpg
| image_size         = 
| caption            = 
| office             = [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives|House Majority Whip]]
| leader             = [[Sam Rayburn]]
| term_start         = January 3, 1949
| term_end           = January 3, 1953
| predecessor        = [[John W. McCormack]]
| successor          = [[John W. McCormack]]
| office1            = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[Tennessee]]
| term_start1        = January 3, 1941
| term_end1          = October 12, 1956
| predecessor1       = [[Joseph W. Byrns Jr.|Jo Byrns Jr.]]
| successor1         = [[J. Carlton Loser]]
| constituency1      = {{ushr|TN|5|5th district}} (1941–1943)<br>{{ushr|TN|6|6th district}} (1943–1953)<br>{{ushr|TN|5|5th district}} (1953–1956)
| birth_name         = James Percy Priest
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1900|04|01}}
| birth_place        = [[Carters Creek]], [[Maury County, Tennessee]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1956|10|12|1900|04|01}}
| death_place        = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| nickname = J. Percy Priest
| party              = [[Independent Democrat]] (1940)<br>[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (from 1941)
| father             = George Priest
| mother             = Harriet Hastings
| spouse             = {{marriage|Mildred Webster Noland|1947}}
| children           = 1
| relatives          = 
| alma_mater         = [[Middle Tennessee State University|State Teachers' College]]<br>[[Peabody College]]<br>[[University of Tennessee]]
| occupation         = {{Hlist|Teacher|newspaper editor|politician}}
}}
'''James Percy Priest''' (April 1, 1900 – October 12, 1956) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[teacher]], [[journalist]] and [[politician]] who represented [[Tennessee]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1941 until his death.