The Political Graveyard: Fulton County, Ga.

Fulton County
Georgia

Fulton County information:

Population: 816,006 (2000); 648,951 (1990)
Land area 529 square miles.
County seat: Atlanta
Fulton County official web site.
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Fulton County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Cherokee County
Northeast: Forsyth County; Gwinnett County
East: DeKalb County
Southeast: Clayton County
South: Fayette County
Southwest: Coweta County; Carroll County; Douglas County
Northwest: Cobb County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Fulton County
Politicians who were born in Fulton County
Politicians who lived in Fulton County
Politicians who died in Fulton County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Fulton County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Fulton County

(not intended to be complete)

Charles M. Brown (County Commissioner, 1941-48) Charles M. Brown (County Commissioner, 1966-79)

Unknown Location
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

John Summerfield Bigby (1832-1898) — also known as John S. Bigby — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Born near Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., February 13, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867-68; superior court judge in Georgia, 1868-71; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1871-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1876; U.S. Attorney for Georgia, 1880-83. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 28, 1898. Interment somewhere.
- See also: congressional biography.

All Saints Episcopal Church
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897-1996) — also known as Elbert P. Tuttle — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 17, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1954-68; took senior status 1968. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 23, 1996. Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church.
- Books about Elbert Tuttle: Jack Bass, Unlikely Heroes

Lincoln Cemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Hosea Lorenzo Williams (1926-2000) — also known as Hosea Williams — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Attapulgus, Decatur County, Ga., January 5, 1926. Married to Juanita Elizabeth Terry Williams. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; walked with a cane due to wartime injury; ordained minister; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1972; member of Georgia state house of representatives 54th District, 1975-85; candidate for mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1989. Black. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Beta Sigma. Civil rights leader; active in sit-ins and protest marches in Savannah and elsewhere; arrested at least 135 times. As Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "field general" in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march which helped galvanize support for black voting rights. In 1968, he was present at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., when King was assassinated. Convicted in 1981 of leaving the scene of an accident, and jailed for six months. Died, of cancer, at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 16, 2000. Entombed at Lincoln Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Charles Leavell Moses (1856-1910) — also known as Charles L. Moses — of Turin, Coweta County, Ga. Born in Georgia, 1856. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1891-97; member of Georgia state legislature. Died in 1910. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oakland Cemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Founded 1850
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Hoke Smith (1855-1931) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Newton, Catawba County, N.C., September 2, 1855. Son-in-law of Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb. Democrat. U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96; Governor of Georgia, 1907-09, 1911; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1911-21. Presbyterian. Died November 27, 1931. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also Cobb family of Georgia
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) — also known as Joseph E. Brown; Joe Brown — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in a log cabin in Pickens District (now Pickens County), S.C., April 15, 1821. Father of Joseph Mackey Brown. Republican. Member of Georgia state senate, 1849; circuit judge in Georgia, 1855; Governor of Georgia, 1857-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1868; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1868-70; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1880-91. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 30, 1894. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) — also known as John B. Gordon — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Upson County, Ga., February 6, 1832. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1873-80, 1891-97; Governor of Georgia, 1886-90. Died in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., January 9, 1904. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Jasper County, Ga., September 14, 1823. Cousin of Hugh Lawson White Hill. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1851; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1857; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1875-77; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1877-82; died in office 1882. Died of cancer in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., August 16, 1882. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Ben Hill County, Ga. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827-1907) — also known as Logan E. Bleckley — of Georgia. Born in Rabun County, Ga., July 3, 1827. Married 1857 to Clara Caroline Haralson; married 1893 to Chloe Herring. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1875-80; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1887-94. Methodist. Died in Clarkesville, Habersham County, Ga., March 6, 1907. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Bleckley County, Ga. is named for him.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Joseph Mackey Brown (1851-1932) — also known as Joseph M. Brown — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Born in Canton, Cherokee County, Ga., December 28, 1851. Son of Joseph Emerson Brown and Elizabeth (Grisham) Brown; married 1889 to Cora A. McCord. Governor of Georgia, 1909-11, 1912-13. Baptist. Died March 3, 1932. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
William Jonathan Northen (1835-1913) — of Georgia. Born July 9, 1835. Governor of Georgia, 1890-94. Died March 25, 1913. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Marshall Slaton (1866-1955) — also known as John M. Slaton — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Meriwether County, Ga., December 25, 1866. Son of William Franklin Slaton and Nancy June (Martin) Slaton; married, July 12, 1898, to Sarah Frances Grant. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1896-1909; member of Georgia state senate, 1909-11; Governor of Georgia, 1911-12, 1913-15. Died January 11, 1955. Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (1821-1891) — also known as Lucius J. Gartrell — of Washington, Wilkes County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born near Washington, Wilkes County, Ga., January 7, 1821. Uncle of Choice Boswell Randell. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1847-51; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1856; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1857-61; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1882. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., April 7, 1891. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Nathaniel Job Hammond (1833-1899) — of Georgia. Born in Elbert County, Ga., December 26, 1833. Democrat. Delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865, 1877; Georgia state attorney general, 1872-77; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1879-87. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., April 20, 1899. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Kent McCay (1820-1886) — of Georgia. Born in Northumberland County, Pa., January 8, 1820. Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1868; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1868-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1868; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1882. Died July 30, 1886. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
William Ezzard (1799-1887) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Georgia, 1799. Circuit judge in Georgia, 1840-44; dry goods merchant; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1856-58, 1860-61, 1870-71; member of Georgia state senate, 1863-65. Died March 24, 1887. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (1938-2003) — also known as Maynard H. Jackson; "Buzzy" — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., March 23, 1938. Grandson of John Wesley Dobbs; son of Maynard Jackson, Sr. and Irene Dobbs Jackson; married, December 30, 1965, to Burnella Hayes 'Bunnie' Burke; married 1977 to Valerie Richardson. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1976, 1980, 2000; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1992; member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1993. Black. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Collapsed (heart attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan National Airport, and died soon after, at Virginia Medical Center, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., June 23, 2003. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
John F. Mims (1815-1856) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton County), Ga. Born November 10, 1815. Mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1853; resigned 1853. Died April 30, 1856. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Junius Hillyer (1807-1886) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia, April 23, 1807. Relative of George Hillyer. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1851-55. Died July 21, 1886. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John William Jones (1806-1871) — of Georgia. Born in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., April 14, 1806. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1837; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1847-49. Died April 27, 1871. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Marshall Johnson Wellborn (1808-1874) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia, 1808. Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1849-51. Died October 16, 1874. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Crawford Freeman (1819-1885) — of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., April 1, 1819. Republican. U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1873-75. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., September 3, 1885. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton County), Ga. Born in Tennessee, 1820. Tinsmith; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49; deputy sheriff. Stabbed to death by a prisoner he was escorting, in May, 1852. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Benjamin Franklin Bomar (1816-1868) — also known as Benjamin F. Bomar — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, S.C., August 9, 1816. Physician; newspaper publisher; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1849-50; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died February 1, 1868. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
George Hillyer (1835-1927) — of Georgia. Born March 17, 1835. Relative of Junius Hillyer. Mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1885-86. Died October 2, 1927. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Clement Anselm Evans (1833-1911) — also known as Clement A. Evans — of Georgia. Born in Stewart County, Ga., March 25, 1833. State court judge in Georgia, 1854; member of Georgia state senate, 1859; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Methodist minister. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died July 2, 1911. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Evans County, Ga. is named for him.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
James Burdine Hill (1850-1917) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia, March 27, 1850. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1890-91. Killed when struck by a railroad train, in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., December 3, 1917. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) — also known as Alexander H. Stephens — of Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga. Born near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Ga., February 11, 1812. Half-brother of Linton Stephens; great-granduncle of Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1836; member of Georgia state senate, 1842; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-59, 1873-82 (at-large 1843-45, 7th District 1845-53, 8th District 1853-59, 1873-82); Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1860; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Vice President of the Confederacy, 1861-65; candidate for U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1872; Governor of Georgia, 1882-83; died in office 1883. His portrait appeared on Confederate States $20 notes in 1861-64. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 4, 1883. Originally entombed at Oakland Cemetery; later interred at Liberty Hall Cemetery, Crawfordville, Ga.
- See also Stephens family of Georgia
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
- Books about Alexander H. Stephens: Thomas E. Schott, Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia : A Biography; William C. Davis, The Union That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H. Stephens

Westview Cemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

John Temple Graves (1856-1925) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Willington Church, Abbeville County, S.C., November 9, 1856. Grandnephew of John Caldwell Calhoun; son of Gen. James Porterfield Graves and Katherine Floride (Calhoun) Graves; married, April 17, 1878, to Mattie E. Simpson; married, December 30, 1890, to Annie E. Cothran. Newspaper editor; orator; Presidential Elector for Florida, 1884; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1888; People's candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1908. Died in Washington, D.C., August 8, 1925. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
- See also Calhoun family of South Carolina
Hugh Manson Dorsey (1871-1948) — also known as Hugh M. Dorsey — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga., July 10, 1871. Son of Rufus Thomas Dorsey and Sarah Matilda (Bennett) Dorsey; married, June 29, 1911, to Adair Wilkinson. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Georgia, 1917-21. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kappa Alpha Order. Died June 11, 1948. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Bond Almand (1894-1985) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga., January 13, 1894. Grandson of William Parks Bond; son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara Emily (Bond) Almand (1860-1913); married, June 18, 1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett (1900-1996). Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1935-38; superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1949-69; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 13, 1985. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
John Sanford Cohen (1870-1935) — also known as John S. Cohen — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., February 26, 1870. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1924-; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1932-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 13, 1935. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) — also known as Asa G. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga., December 30, 1851. Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler; married, January 15, 1878, to Lucy Elizabeth Howard; brother of John Slaughter Candler. Druggist; founder of the Coca-Cola beverage company; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19. Died in 1929. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
- See also Candler family of Georgia
- Books about Asa G. Candler: Kathryn W. Kemp, God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola; Charles Howard Candler, Asa Griggs Candler: Founder of Coca-Cola
Lawrence Sabyllia Camp (1898-1947) — also known as Lawrence S. Camp — of Fairburn, Fulton County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Fairburn, Fulton County, Ga., November 20, 1898. Son of William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp; married, June 25, 1918, to Rubye Tanner. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1921-25; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1930-32; Georgia state attorney general, 1932-33; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1934-42; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1938. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order. Died May 5, 1947. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
Stirling Price Gilbert (1862-1951) — also known as S. Price Gilbert — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Stewart County, Ga., January 31, 1862. Son of Jasper Newton Gilbert and Sarah Louise (Redding) Gilbert; married 1895 to Mary Howard. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1888-93; superior court judge in Georgia, 1908-16; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1916-36. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died August 28, 1951. Interment at Westview Cemetery.
Benjamin Frank Whelchel (1895-1954) — also known as B. Frank Whelchel — of Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Lumpkin County, Ga., December 16, 1895. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1935-45. Died May 11, 1954. Entombed in mausoleum at Westview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ivan Allen, Jr. (1911-c.2003) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., March 15, 1911. Son of Ivan Earnest Allen, Sr. and Irene (Beaumont) Allen; married, January 1, 1936, to Louise Richardson. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1962-70. Member, Rotary; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Interment at Westview Cemetery.

Arlington Cemetery
Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) — also known as Lester Maddox — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., September 30, 1915. Son of Dean G. Maddox and Flonnie Maddox; married to Virginia Cox. Democrat. Restaurant owner; became nationally known as an outspoken racial segregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve black customers; Governor of Georgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election, subsequently chosen 1966; Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1971-75. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Junior Order; Moose. Died, while suffering from cancer and the effects of a fall, in a hospice at Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 25, 2003. Interment at Arlington Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Stephens Wood (1885-1968) — also known as John S. Wood — of Canton, Cherokee County, Ga. Born near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Ga., February 8, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1917; superior court judge in Georgia, 1925-31; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1931-35, 1945-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Junior Order; Redmen. Died in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., September 12, 1968. Interment at Arlington Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter A. Sims — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1923-31. Interment at Arlington Cemetery.

Arlington Burial Park
Near Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Charles Longstreet Weltner (1927-1992) — also known as Charles L. Weltner — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., December 17, 1927. Son of Philip Weltner and Sally Cobb (Hull) Weltner; married, September 16, 1950, to Betty Jean Center. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1963-67; superior court judge in Georgia, 1976-81; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1981-92; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1992; died in office 1992. Presbyterian. Died August 31, 1992. Interment at Arlington Burial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

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