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• Charles Adamson (b. 1859) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk County, Ga. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 17, 1859. Son of Thomas Adamson, Jr. and Sarah Victorine (Wright) Adamson; married, October 27, 1897, to Katherine Brand Cook. Republican. Lawyer; cotton manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1896, 1904, 1924. Unitarian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) — also known as William C. Adamson — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga. Born in Bowdon, Carroll County, Ga., August 13, 1854. Son of John W. Adamson and Mary A. (McDaniel) Adamson; married, January 29, 1885, to Minna Reese (died 1912); married, January 1, 1917, to Ellen (Zellars) Camp. Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Georgia, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1892; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1892; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. Died, of pneumonia, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 3, 1929. Interment at City Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ivan Earnest Allen, Sr. (b. 1877) — also known as Ivan Allen — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Dalton, Whitfield County, Ga., March 1, 1877. Son of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen; married 1908 to Irene Beaumont; father of Ivan Allen, Jr.. Democrat. Business executive; member of Georgia state senate, 1919-21; treasurer of Georgia Democratic Party, 1936; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1940, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Rotary. Gave Fort Mountain to the state of Georgia. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Atlanta, Ga.
  
  
• Maurice Neil Andrews (1894-1967) — also known as M. Neil Andrews — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Lafayette, Walker County, Ga., December 24, 1894. Son of Oty Payne Andrews and Ada (Frazier) Andrews; married, December 23, 1921, to Foy Rhyne. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Solicitor General, Rome Circuit, 1929-32; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1942-46; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1949-50; resigned 1950. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons. Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn., August 31, 1967. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Harrison, Washington County, Ga., September 5, 1917. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-80. Black. Methodist. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. First black member of the Pennsylvania state senate. Died November 9, 1989. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Yates Atkinson, Jr. (1887-1953) — also known as William Y. Atkinson, Jr. — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Born in Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., January 18, 1887. Son of William Yates Atkinson and Susie Cobb (Milton) Atkinson; married, December 1, 1909, to Lourette Simms. Democrat. Lawyer; solicitor general, Coweta Judicial Circuit, 1921-42; director, First National Bank of Newnan, Newnan Cotton Mills, Piedmont Hotel Co.; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1942; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1943-53. Member, Freemasons; Kappa Alpha Order. Died November 28, 1953. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  • See also Milton family of Georgia
  
  
• William Julius Barker (1886-1968) — also known as William J. Barker — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla.; Bartow, Polk County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., June 25, 1886. Son of William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker; married, October 20, 1916, to Pauline Eleanor Bigham. Lawyer; circuit judge in Florida, 1925-40; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1940-59; took senior status 1959. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Died April 13, 1968. Interment somewhere in Tampa, Fla.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Reason Chesnutt Bell (b. 1880) — also known as R. C. Bell — of Cairo, Grady County, Ga. Born in Webster County, Ga., January 28, 1880. Son of Reason Alexander Bell and Martha (Elliott) Bell; married, January 28, 1908, to Jennie Vereen. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1921-22; Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1922-32; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1932-43, 1946-49; appointed 1932; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1943-46. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John William Bennett (b. 1865) — also known as John W. Bennett — of Waycross, Ware County, Ga. Born in Wayne County, Ga., September 15, 1865. Son of John T. Bennett and Rebecca Jane (Akins) Bennett; married, December 31, 1889, to Gertrude Price. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1892-96; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1919-22. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Lynwood Bentley (b. 1904) — also known as J. Lynwood Bentley — of Thomaston, Upson County, Ga. Born in Thomaston, Upson County, Ga., March 1, 1904. Democrat. Farmer; merchant; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Georgia state senate, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Henderson Blount, Jr. (1869-1918) — also known as James H. Blount, Jr. — Born in Clinton, Jones County, Ga., March 3, 1869. Son of James Henderson Blount and Eugenia (Wiley) Blount; married to Sallie B. Comer (daughter of Braxton Bragg Comer; later married to Frank Holland Lathrop). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. District Judge (Court of First Instance) in Philippine Islands, 1901-05. Member, Freemasons. Died October 7, 1918. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Comer-Blount family of Georgia and Alabama
  
  
• Horace Julian Bond (b. 1940) — also known as Julian Bond — of Georgia. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., 1940. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1965-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968; member of Georgia state senate, 1974-87; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1986. Black. Member, Freemasons. A leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Still living as of 1998.
  • Critical books about Julian Bond: Bernard Goldberg, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)
  
  
• William Parks Bond (1832-1898) — of Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Hall County, Ga., February 7, 1832. Son of Joseph B. Bond (1790-1863) and Sarah (Barker) Bond (1792-1860); married, March 13, 1855, to Sarah Ann Born (1834-1876); married, October 31, 1877, to Sarah Ann (Lampkin) Harris (1835-1906); grandfather of Bond Almand. Democrat. Physician; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state senate, 1880-81; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga., July 14, 1898. Interment at Rock Chapel Historic Cemetery, Near Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga.
  
  
• Charles Hillyer Brand (1861-1933) — also known as Charles H. Brand — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Loganville, Walton County, Ga., April 20, 1861. Married 1886 to Estelle Winn; married to Mary Dixon Hutchins. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1894-95; superior court judge in Georgia, 1906-17; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1917-33 (8th District 1917-33, 10th District 1933); died in office 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., May 17, 1933. Interment at Shadow Lawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Morris Brandon (1862-1940) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Dover, Stewart County, Tenn., April 13, 1862. Son of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon; married, June 1, 1892, to Harriet Inman. Democrat. Lawyer; general counsel, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1898. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Theta. Died February 13, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) — also known as William G. Brantley — of Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Blackshear, Pierce County, Ga., September 18, 1860. Son of Benjamin Daniel Brantley. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia state senate, 1886-87; state court judge in Georgia, 1892-96; U.S. Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., September 11, 1934. Interment at Blackshear Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jack Thomas Brinkley (b. 1930) — also known as Jack T. Brinkley — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born in Faceville, Decatur County, Ga., December 22, 1930. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1965-67; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1967-83. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Garland Turk Byrd (1924-1997) — of Reynolds, Taylor County, Ga. Born in Reynolds, Taylor County, Ga., July 16, 1924. Son of Dozier Eugene Byrd and Mabel (Gaultney) Byrd (born 1899); married, August 22, 1946, to Gloria Elizabeth Whatley (born 1925). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; real estate business; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1947-49; Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1959-63. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Moose; Sigma Chi. Died May 31, 1997. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Reynolds, Ga.
  
  
• Jonnie Lafayette Caldwell (b. 1922) — of Georgia. Born in Butler, Taylor County, Ga., August 10, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1955-70; Georgia state comptroller general, 1971-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• 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, Atlanta, Ga.
  
  
• Allen Daniel Candler (1834-1910) — also known as Allen D. Candler — of Jonesboro, Clayton County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Homer, Banks County, Ga., November 4, 1834. Great-grandson of William Candler; second cousin once removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; son of Daniel Gill Candler; cousin of Milton Anthony Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler, Jr.; third cousin once removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Gainesville, Ga., 1872; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1873-77; member of Georgia state senate, 1878-79; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1883-91; secretary of state of Georgia, 1894-98; Governor of Georgia, 1898-1902. Member, Freemasons. Wounded during the Civil War, and lost an eye. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., October 26, 1910. Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga. Candler County, Ga. is named for him.
  • See also Candler family of Georgia
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles Murphey Candler (b. 1858) — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., March 17, 1858. Grandson of Charles Murphey; son of Eliza (Murphey) Candler and Milton Anthony Candler; married, October 26, 1882, to Mary Scott; first cousin of Ezekiel Samuel Candler, Jr.. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-1904, 1907-08; member of Georgia state senate, 1905-06; Raiload Commission, 1909-22. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Candler family of Georgia
  
  
• George H. Carley (b. 1938) — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., September 24, 1938. Son of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley; married 1960 to Sandra M. Lineberger. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1966; Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979-93; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1993-. Episcopalian. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 2008.
  
  
• Bryant Thomas Castellow (1876-1962) — also known as Bryant T. Castellow — of Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga. Born in Quitman County, Ga., 1876. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1932-37. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1962. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Cuthbert, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Allen Alexander Chappell (b. 1889) — also known as Allen Chappell — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Americus, Sumter County, Ga., January 24, 1889. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1933, 1937-39; member of Georgia state senate, 1935; member of Georgia public service commission, 1941-65. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) — also known as Randall N. Christmas; Randy Christmas — of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Ocilla, Irwin County, Ga., October 14, 1920. Great-great-great-grandson of John Bozeman; great-great-grandson of Nathaniel Yarbrough and Cornelius Murphy Bozeman. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of Miami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of heart disease, at North Shore Hospital, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., July 27, 1969. Interment at Southern Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
  • See also Bozeman family of Georgia
  
  
• Alexander Stephens Clay (1853-1910) — also known as Alexander S. Clay — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Born near Powder Springs, Cobb County, Ga., September 25, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-87, 1889-90; member of Georgia state senate, 1892-94; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1897-1910; died in office 1910. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 13, 1910. Interment at Old City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Atlanta, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• J. Eugene Cook (b. 1904) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Wrightsville, Johnson County, Ga., April 4, 1904. Son of James Monroe Cook and Ida (Preston) Cook; married, June 28, 1928, to Julia Adelaide McClatchey. Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia state attorney general, 1945-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1965-67. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Woodmen; Alpha Tau Omega; Delta Sigma Pi; Delta Theta Phi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Eugene Cox (1880-1952) — also known as Edward E. Cox — of Camilla, Mitchell County, Ga. Born near Camilla, Mitchell County, Ga., April 3, 1880. Son of Stephen Edward Cox and Mary (Williams) Cox; married 1902 to Roberta Patterson; married, August 5, 1918, to Grace Pitts Hill. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912-16; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1925-52; defeated, 1916; died in office 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1936, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., December 24, 1952. Interment at Oakview Cemetery, Camilla, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Zachariah Daniel Cravey (b. 1894) — also known as Zack D. Cravey — of DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Milan, Telfair County, Ga., April 13, 1894. Son of Robert Charles Cravey and Margaret Jane (Studstill) Cravey; married 1921 to Jane Ophelia Pinkerton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Telfair County Tax Collector, 1920-33; Georgia state game and fish commissioner, 1934-37; Georgia natural resources commissioner, 1941-43; Georgia state comptroller general, 1947-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Lions; Odd Fellows. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Robert Crisp (1870-1937) — also known as Charles R. Crisp — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Ellaville, Schley County, Ga., October 19, 1870. Son of Clara Bell (Burton) Crisp and Charles Frederick Crisp; married to Jennie Hollis. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1896-97, 1913-32; state court judge in Georgia, 1900-11. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias. Died in Americus, Sumter County, Ga., February 7, 1937. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Curran Davis (1895-1981) — also known as James C. Davis — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga.; Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Franklin, Heard County, Ga., May 17, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1925-28; superior court judge in Georgia, 1934-47; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1947-63; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Junior Order; Odd Fellows; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., December 18, 1981. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John William Davis (1916-1992) — also known as John W. Davis — of Summerville, Chattooga County, Ga. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., September 12, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in Georgia, 1955-60; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1961-75. Member, Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1992. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856) — of Georgia. Born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., January 4, 1798. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1836-41; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1841; circuit judge in Georgia, 1845; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1849-55. Member, Freemasons. Died in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., May 5, 1856. Interment at Greensboro Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga. Dawson County, Ga. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) — also known as William L. Dawson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., April 26, 1886. Married to Nellie Brown. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in office 1970. Black. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 9, 1970. Cremated; ashes interred at Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• W. Roscoff Deal (1901-1967) — of Bryan County, Ga. Born in Bulloch County, Ga., May 20, 1901. Son of Albert M. Deal; nephew of James Olan Strickland. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1953-56. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died January 30, 1967. Interment at North Side Cemetery, Pembroke, Ga.
  • See also Deal family of Georgia
  
  
• John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) — also known as J. W. Dobbs — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., 1882. Grandfather of Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr.. Republican. Co-founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, 1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952. Black. Member, Freemasons. Houston Street in Atlanta was renamed for him in 1994. Died in 1961. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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, Atlanta, Ga.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Henry Fleming (1856-1944) — also known as William H. Fleming — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., October 18, 1856. Son of Porter Fleming and Catherine B. (Moragner) Fleming; married, August 22, 1900, to Marie Celeste Ayer. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1888-94; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1894; U.S. Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1897-1903. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in 1944. Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) — also known as Duncan U. Fletcher — of Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla. Born near Americus, Sumter County, Ga., January 6, 1859. Son of Thomas Jefferson Fletcher and Rebecca Ellen (McCowen) Fletcher; married, June 20, 1883, to Anna Louise Paine; uncle of John F. Huddleston. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1893; mayor of Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03; Florida Democratic state chair, 1905-08; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1936. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• John James Flynt, Jr. (1914-2007) — also known as Jack Flynt — of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., November 8, 1914. Son of John James Flynt and Susan Winn (Banks) Flynt; married to Patricia Irby Bradley. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1947-48; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1954-79 (4th District 1954-65, 6th District 1965-79). Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Woodmen; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., June 24, 2007. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  
  
• Elijah Lewis Forrester (1896-1970) — also known as E. L. 'Tic' Forrester — of Leesburg, Lee County, Ga. Born near Leesburg, Lee County, Ga., August 16, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1951-65. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., March 19, 1970. Interment at Leesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ben W. Fortson, Jr. (b. 1904) — of Georgia. Born in Tignall, Wilkes County, Ga., December 19, 1904. Democrat. Member of Georgia state senate, 1939-42; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1943-46; secretary of state of Georgia, 1946-79. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Pi Sigma Alpha. Confined to a wheelchair since an automobile accident in 1929. Still living as of 1979.
  
  
• Walter Franklin George (1878-1957) — also known as Walter F. George — of Vienna, Dooly County, Ga. Born near Preston, Webster County, Ga., January 29, 1878. Son of Robert Theodric George and Sarah (Stapleton) George; married, July 9, 1903, to Lucy Heard. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1912-16; Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1917-21; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1922-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1936, 1952. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu. Died August 4, 1957. Interment at Vienna Cemetery, Vienna, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Willis Benjamin Gibbs (1889-1940) — also known as W. Benjamin Gibbs — of Jesup, Wayne County, Ga. Born in Dupont, Clinch County, Ga., April 15, 1889. Son of Willis Bartow Gibbs and Lilla (Johnson) Gibbs; married, January 1, 1912, to Florence Adel Reville. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1939-40; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died August 7, 1940. Interment at Jesup Cemetery, Jesup, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Atlanta, Ga.
  
  
• William Coffee Gill (1819-1899) — of Georgia. Born in Monroe County, Ala., January 30, 1819. Lee County Sheriff, 1858-71; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1871; member of Georgia state senate, 1890. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Lee County, Ga., March 10, 1899. Interment at Starksville Cemetery, Starksville, Ga.
  
  
• Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) — also known as R. A. Gray — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Concord, Pike County, Ga., August 2, 1882. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Newcomen Society; Rotary; Woodmen. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., 1975. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) — also known as Marvin Griffin — of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. Born in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga., September 4, 1907. Son of Ernest Howard Griffin (Pat) and Josie (Butler) Griffin; married 1931 to Mary Elizabeth Smith. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1935-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940, 1952; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Adjutant General of Georgia, 1944-47; president, radio station WMGR, Bainbridge, Ga., 1946; Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1948-55; Governor of Georgia, 1955-59. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Junior Order; Lions; Moose; Woodmen; Sigma Delta Chi. Died June 13, 1982. Interment at Oak City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• George Elliott Hagan (1916-1990) — also known as G. Elliott Hagan — of Sylvania, Screven County, Ga. Born in Sylvania, Screven County, Ga., May 24, 1916. Married to Frances Bryant. Democrat. Insurance agent; member of Georgia state house of representatives; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state senate; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1961-73; defeated, 1972. Baptist. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Rotary. Died December 26, 1990. Interment at Sylvania Memorial Cemetery, Sylvania, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Clint Wood Hager (b. 1890) — also known as Clint W. Hager — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tenn., June 19, 1890. Son of John Jackson Hager and Maud Livingston (Caldwell) Hager; married, February 4, 1918, to Mary Agnes Kelley. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1921-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1924, 1928, 1940; Georgia Republican state chair, 1937-41. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James Emmett Hall (b. 1889) — of Soperton, Treutlen County, Ga. Born in Montgomery County, Ga., July 24, 1889. Son of I. H. Hall and Issie (Dopson) Hall; married to Willie Lou Cochran. Banker; insurance business; farmer; member of Georgia state house of representatives. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Jefferson Hamilton (b. 1885) — also known as Thomas J. Hamilton — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Grovetown, Columbia County, Ga., November 20, 1885. Son of William Winslow Hamilton and Kate Fleming (Mosly) Hamilton; married, June 10, 1908, to Daisye Ramsey. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; director, Georgia and Florida Railroad; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Freeman P. Hankins (1917-c.1988) — also known as Freeman Hankins — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., September 30, 1917. Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins; married, April 20, 1939, to Dorothy Days. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral director; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1967-. Black. Baptist. Member, NAACP; American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. In April, 2000, a Philadelphia branch post office was named for him. Interment somewhere in Philadelphia, Pa.
  
  
• Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter County, Tenn. Born in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tenn., January 21, 1846. Son of Alexander Nelson Harris and Edna (Haynes) Harris; nephew of Landon Carter Haynes; married, January 12, 1873, to Fannie Burke; married, July 6, 1899, to Hattie G. Jobe; first cousin of Alfred Alexander Taylor and Robert Love Taylor. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of Georgia, 1915-17. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Chi Phi. Died September 21, 1929. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
  • See also Taylor family of Tennessee
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Calvin Milton Hitch (b. 1869) — also known as Calvin M. Hitch — of Quitman, Brooks County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Morven, Brooks County, Ga. Born in Morven, Brooks County, Ga., July 28, 1869. Son of Robert M. Hitch (M.D.) and Martha (Fall) Hitch; married, February 19, 1890, to Ida Blanche Parrish. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1896-97; secretary of Georgia Democratic Party, 1910-12; U.S. Consul in Nottingham, 1915-20; Basel, 1924-29; U.S. Consul General in Wellington, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis Marion Duncan Hopkins (1817-1868) — also known as Francis M. D. Hopkins; Frank Hopkins — of Georgia. Born in Clarke County, Ga., September 16, 1817. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1868; died in office 1868. Member, Freemasons. Died December 10, 1868. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas T. Irvin (b. 1929) — of Georgia. Born in Lula, Hall County, Ga., July 14, 1929. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1965-67; Georgia commissioner of agriculture, 1969-. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• 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, Atlanta, Ga.
  • See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871-1950) — also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson — of Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., October 26, 1871. Son of Rollin Jefferson and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson; married, December 21, 1898, to Clarinte B. Duquette. Democrat. Dentist; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado state senate, 1900-08; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1908; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate in primary for Governor of Colorado, 1922. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1950. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Cone Johnson (b. 1860) — of Tyler, Smith County, Tex. Born in Dawsonville, Dawson County, Ga., June 1, 1860. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1886-88; member of Texas state senate, 1888-92; candidate for Governor of Texas, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1912, 1920. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Melton Jones (1829-1910) — also known as C. M. Jones — of Emerson, Bartow County, Ga. Born in DeKalb County, Ga., July 29, 1829. DeKalb County Sheriff; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1882; Populist candidate for Georgia state treasurer, 1895. Methodist. Member, United Confederate Veterans; Freemasons. Died, after a series of strokes, in Emerson, Bartow County, Ga., June 25, 1910. Interment at Emerson Cemetery, Emerson, Ga.
  
  
• Harvie Jordan (b. 1861) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born near Monticello, Jasper County, Ga., October 10, 1861. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1898-1901, 1919-20; member of Georgia state senate, 1902-04. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Inzer Kelley (b. 1891) — of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Ga. Born in Lilburn, Gwinnett County, Ga., November 23, 1891. Son of Giles Sanford Kelley and Ada (Venable) Kelley; married, June 10, 1920, to Fredna Allen. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1920; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Thomas E. Watson, 1921-22; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1925-26. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Junior Order; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Henry Kimbrough (b. 1912) — also known as William Kimbrough — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., June 28, 1912. Member of Georgia public service commission, 1961-; appointed 1961. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) — also known as Joseph R. Lamar — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Ruckersville, Elbert County, Ga., October 14, 1857. Son of James S. Lamar and Mary (Rucker) Lamar; married 1879 to Clarinda Huntington Pendleton. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-89; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1903-05; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1911-16. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., January 2, 1916. Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  
  
• Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798-1859) — also known as Mirabeau B. Lamar — of Texas. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., August 16, 1798. Brother of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834); uncle of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825-1893). Member of Georgia state senate, 1829-30; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1832, 1834; colonel in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas Republic Secretary of War, 1836; Vice President of the Texas Republic, 1836-38; President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state legislature, 1847; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1858-59; Nicaragua, 1858-59. Member, Freemasons. Died of a heart attack, near Richmond, Fort Bend County, Tex., December 19, 1859. Interment at Morton Cemetery, Richmond, Tex. Lamar County, Tex. is named for him.
  • See also Lamar family of Georgia
  
  
• Phillip Mitchell Landrum (1907-1990) — also known as Phillip M. Landrum — of Jasper, Pickens County, Ga. Born in Martin, Stephens County, Ga., September 10, 1907. Son of Phillip Davis Landrum and Blanche (Mitchell) Landrum; married, July 31, 1933, to Laura Brown. Democrat. Athletic coach; superintendent of schools; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1953-77; defeated in primary, 1942. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; United Commercial Travelers. Co-author of Landrum-Griffin Act. Died November 19, 1990. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) — also known as Henderson L. Lanham — of Rome, Floyd County, Ga. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., September 14, 1888. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1929-33, 1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940, 1952; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office 1957. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Chi. Died in a train collision with his automobile at a crossing in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., November 10, 1957. Interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Washington Larsen (1871-1938) — also known as William W. Larsen — of Dublin, Laurens County, Ga. Born in Hagan, Evans County, Ga., August 12, 1871. Son of Peter Larsen and Anne Magrada (Petersen) Larsen; married to Dovie Estell Strange. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1914-15; U.S. Representative from Georgia 12th District, 1917-33. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died January 5, 1938. Interment at Northview Cemetery, Dublin, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas Mercer Linder (b. 1887) — also known as Tom Linder — of Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, Ga. Born in Laurens County, Ga., November 8, 1887. Son of Lewis B. Linder and Nancy Jane (Beall) Linder; married 1909 to Hazel Kirk Carter. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1923-25; executive secretary to Gov. Eugene Talmadge, 1933-34; Georgia commissioner of agriculture, 1935-37, 1941-53. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John W. Maddox (1848-1922) — of Rome, Floyd County, Ga. Born in Chattooga County, Ga., June 3, 1848. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives; member of Georgia state senate; state court judge in Georgia, 1886-92; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1893-1905; mayor of Rome, Ga., 1907. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., September 27, 1922. Interment at Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• 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, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) — also known as James G. Martin — of Davidson, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., December 11, 1935. Son of Arthur Morrison Martin and Mary Julia (Grubbs) Martin; married, June 1, 1957, to Dorothy Ann McAulay. Republican. College professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1968; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of North Carolina, 1985-93. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) — also known as William G. McAdoo — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Born near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., October 31, 1863. Son of William Gibbs McAdoo and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo; son-in-law of Woodrow Wilson; married, November 18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads; president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904, 1912; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1920, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932, 1936; U.S. Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic National Committee from California, 1937. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., February 1, 1941. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Matthew Lauren McWhorter (b. 1889) — also known as Matt L. McWhorter — of Stephens, Oglethorpe County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Stephens, Oglethorpe County, Ga., February 8, 1889. Democrat. Member of Georgia public service commission, 1936-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Zell Bryan Miller (b. 1932) — also known as Zell Miller; "Zigzag Zell" — of Georgia. Born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., February 24, 1932. Son of Stephen Grady Miller. Democrat. Member of Georgia state senate, 1961-65; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1964, 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1972, 2000; Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1975-81; Governor of Georgia, 1991-99; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1992; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 2000-; defeated, 1980; appointed 2000. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; National Governors Association biography.
  • Books by Zell Miller: A National Party No More : The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat (2003); A Deficit of Decency (2005)
  • Books about Zell Miller: Richard Hyatt, Zell : The Governor Who Gave Georgia Hope
  
  
• George Moultrie Napier (1863-1932) — also known as George M. Napier — of Monroe, Walton County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Lafayette,