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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.
Democrat. Business
executive; member of Georgia
state senate, 1919-21; treasurer of
Georgia Democratic Party, 1936; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Georgia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary;
Moose.
Gave Fort Mountain to the state of Georgia.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen; married 1908 to Irene
Beaumont; father of Ivan
Earnest Allen Jr.. |
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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, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1984;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80; first
Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Lynwood Bentley (1904-1975) —
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 from Upson County, 1941-44; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died July 7,
1975 (age 71 years, 128
days).
Interment at Trice
Cemetery, Upson County, Ga.
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William T. Bodenhamer (1905-1984) —
of Ty Ty, Tift
County, Ga.; Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., November
19, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister;
Tift
County Superintendent of Schools, 1937-39; president,
Nordman College, 1944-49; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1953-56.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Woodmen.
Died in October, 1984
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Edgar Bodenhamer and Katherine (Hunt) Bodenhamer; married,
January
27, 1935, to Mariam Cornelia Brooks. |
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Morris Brandon (1862-1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., April
13, 1862.
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 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon; married, June 1,
1892, to Harriet Inman. |
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Johnnie Lafayette Caldwell (b. 1922) —
also known as Johnnie L. Caldwell —
of Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga.
Born in Butler, Taylor
County, Ga., August
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Upson County, 1955-70;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968;
Georgia
state comptroller general, 1971-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Sidney Camp (1892-1954) —
also known as A. Sidney Camp —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born near Moreland, Coweta
County, Ga., July 26,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Coweta County Democratic Party, 1915-20; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1923; resigned
1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1939-54; died in office
1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1954 (age 61 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Lawrence Sabyllia Camp (1898-1947) —
also known as Lawrence S. Camp —
of Fairburn, Campbell County (now Fulton
County), Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Fairburn, Fulton
County, Ga., November
20, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Campbell County, 1923-24; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; Georgia
state attorney general, 1932-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1934-42; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1938.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order.
Died May 5,
1947 (age 48 years, 166
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp; married,
June
25, 1918, to Rubye Tanner. |
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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 from Sumter County, 1933-34,
1937-40; member of Georgia
state senate, 1935; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1941-65.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 27,
1969 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Southern
Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Isaac Perry Cocke (1860-1912) —
also known as I. P. Cocke —
of Lee
County, Ga.; Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Burke
County, Ga., 1860.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from pneumonia
and diabetes,
in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., January
23, 1912 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Perry Cock and Almeda Malvina (Griffin) Cock; married to
Minnie Huff. |
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memorial |
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Steve Moreland Cocke (b. 1894) —
also known as Steve M. Cocke —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Armena, Lee
County, Ga., February
14, 1894.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate 11th District, 1951-52; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Franklin Cocke and Annie (Moreland) Cocke; married, October
23, 1915, to Pauline Barbre. |
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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.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1935 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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J. Eugene Cook (b. 1904) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Wrightsville, Johnson
County, Ga., April 4,
1904.
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, Delta
Sigma Pi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Monroe Cook and Ida (Preston) Cook; married, June 28,
1928, to Julia Adelaide McClatchey. |
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Zachariah Daniel Cravey (1894-1966) —
also known as Zack D. Cravey —
of DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Milan, Telfair
County, Ga., April
13, 1894.
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, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in November, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Charles Cravey and Margaret Jane (Studstill) Cravey;
married 1921 to Jane
Ophelia Pinkerton. |
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James Curran Davis (1895-1981) —
also known as James C. Davis —
of 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; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 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, Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Junior
Order.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
18, 1981 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Thomas Hoyt Davis (1892-1969) —
also known as T. Hoyt Davis —
of Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga.
Born in Braselton, Jackson
County, Ga., July 4,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
solicitor general, Cordele Judicial Circuit, 1927-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1933-45.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died May 15,
1969 (age 76 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Elias Davis and Mary Isabel (Baird) Davis; married, June 7,
1916, to Louise Hargrove. |
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Frank Owen Evans (1910-1986) —
also known as Frank O. Evans —
of Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga.
Born in Gordon, Wilkinson
County, Ga., December
15, 1910.
Republican. Member of Georgia
Republican State Central Committee, 1932-38; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential
Elector for Georgia; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1953-61.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died August
15, 1986 (age 75 years, 243
days).
Interment at Memory
Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Earl Evans and Anna R. (Owen) Evans; married to E. Anne
Bone. |
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memorial |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Spalding County, 1947-48; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1954-79 (4th District 1954-65, 6th
District 1965-79).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis;
Woodmen;
Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association.
Died in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., June 24,
2007 (age 92 years, 228
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Ga.
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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, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) —
also known as Marvin Griffin —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Decatur County, 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, Freemasons;
Shriners; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions.
Died June 13,
1982 (age 74 years, 282
days).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
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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.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Screven County, 1939-44,
1947-50; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate, 1950; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1961-73; defeated, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary;
Elks; Moose.
Died December
26, 1990 (age 74 years, 216
days).
Interment at Sylvania
Memorial Cemetery, Sylvania, Ga.
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James Emmett Hall (1889-1960) —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ga., July 24,
1889.
Banker;
insurance
business; farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1926.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 14,
1960 (age 70 years, 295
days).
Interment at Westview Cemetery, Soperton, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of I. H. Hall and Issie (Dopson) Hall; married to Willie Lou
Cochran. |
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memorial |
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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.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; director, Georgia and Florida Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928;
postmaster at Augusta,
Ga., 1933-37 (acting, 1933-34).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Thomas
Jefferson |
| | | Relatives: Son of William Winslow
Hamilton and Kate Fleming (Mosly) Hamilton; married, June 10,
1908, to Daisye Ramsey. |
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
also known as Nat E. Harris —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. 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, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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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.
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William Franklin Jenkins (1876-1961) —
also known as W. Frank Jenkins —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Webster
County, Ga., September
7, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
mayor of Eatonton, Ga., 1902-03; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1916;
Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917-36; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1937-50; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1946-48.
Baptist.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Franklin Jenkins and Leila Ulrica (Head) Jenkins;
married, November
22, 1899, to Susie May Thomas. |
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Thomas Mercer Linder (b. 1887) —
also known as Tom Linder —
of Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis
County, Ga.
Born in Laurens
County, Ga., November
8, 1887.
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.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis B. Linder and Nancy Jane (Beall) Linder; married 1909 to Hazel
Kirk Carter. |
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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.
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, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rupert Leo Murphy (b. 1909) —
also known as Rupert L. Murphy —
of Georgia.
Born in Byromville, Dooly
County, Ga., July 27,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
traffic manager in textile
industry; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1955-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther H. Murphy and Ardelia (Woodruff) Murphy; married, April
18, 1931, to Marion Kerlin. |
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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, Walker
County, Ga., March
28, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1921-32; died in office 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., May 4,
1932 (age 69 years, 37
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Campbell Napier and Julia Louise (Sharpe) Napier; married,
December
16, 1905, to Frances Nunnally. |
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Jack Phillip Nix (b. 1921) —
of Georgia.
Born in Cleveland, White
County, Ga., October
6, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Georgia
state superintendent of schools, 1965-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Emmett Marshall Owen (1877-1939) —
also known as Emmett M. Owen —
of Zebulon, Pike
County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born near Hollonville, Pike
County, Ga., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1933-39; died in office
1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1939 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Zebulon, Ga.
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John Leonard Pilcher (1898-1981) —
also known as J. L. Pilcher —
of Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born near Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., August
27, 1898.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Georgia
state senate, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1953-65.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., August
20, 1981 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Meigs
Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Ga.
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Robert C. Word Ramspeck (1890-1972) —
also known as Robert Ramspeck —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., September
5, 1890.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. William
S. Howard, 1912; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1929-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died in Castor, Bienville
Parish, La., September
10, 1972 (age 82 years, 5
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) —
also known as Frank M. Scarlett —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., June 9,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1946-68;
took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died November
18, 1971 (age 80 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Herman Eugene Talmadge (1913-2002) —
also known as Herman E. Talmadge —
of Lovejoy, Clayton
County, Ga.
Born near McRae (now McRae-Helena), Telfair
County, Ga., August
9, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Georgia, 1947, 1948-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; received one
electoral vote for Vice-President, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Hampton, Henry
County, Ga., March
21, 2002 (age 88 years, 224
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Henry County, Ga.
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Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) —
also known as Melvin E. Thompson —
of Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 1,
1903.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1946-47; Governor of
Georgia, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Civitan;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Phi Kappa.
Died October
3, 1980 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Valdosta, Ga.
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James Russell Tuten (1911-1968) —
also known as J. Russell Tuten —
of Georgia.
Born in Appling
County, Ga., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Mayor
of Brunswick, Ga., 1958, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1963-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., August
16, 1968 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Palmetto
Cemetery, Brunswick, Ga.
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James Drake Weaver (b. 1874) —
also known as James D. Weaver —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., September
30, 1874.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1920-21; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1926;
vice-president, Dawson State Bank;
general manager and treasurer, Dawson Telephone
Co.
Methodist.
Member, Farmers
Union; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Alvah Weaver and Martha Flewellen (Drake) Weaver; married
to Comer Carver. |
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Benjamin Thomas Wiggins (b. 1920) —
also known as Ben T. Wiggins —
of Toccoa, Stephens
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
19, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Stephens County, 1951-56;
resigned 1956; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1956-; appointed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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