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Greene County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Greene County

Index to Locations Greensboro City Cemetery Greensboro Greensboro Cemetery Greensboro Ridge Grove Cemetery City Cemetery Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   Peter Early (1773-1817) — of Georgia. Born near Madison, Madison County, Va., June 20, 1773. U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1803-07 (at-large 1803-05, 2nd District 1805-07); superior court judge in Georgia, 1807-13; Governor of Georgia, 1813-15; member of Georgia state senate, 1815-17; died in office 1817. Slaveowner. Died near Scull Shoals, Greene County, Ga., August 15, 1817 (age 44 years, 56 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Grandfather of Daniella Jones (who married Joseph Wheeler).   Early County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography Greensboro Cemetery Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856) — also known as William C. Dawson — of Greensboro, Greene County, Ga. Born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., January 4, 1798. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1830; 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. Slaveowner. Died in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., May 5, 1856 (age 58 years, 122 days). Interment at Greensboro Cemetery.   Dawson County, Ga. is named for him.   The city of Dawson, Georgia, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Thomas Willis Cobb (1784-1830) — also known as Thomas W. Cobb — of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga.; Greensboro, Greene County, Ga. Born in Columbia County, Ga., 1784. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1817-21, 1823-24; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1824-28; superior court judge in Georgia, 1828-30. Slaveowner. Died in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., February 1, 1830 (age about 45 years). Interment at Greensboro Cemetery.   Cobb County, Ga. is named for him.   Epitaph: In his domestic circle he was fond and affectionate. "As a friend he was ardent and devoted. As a man, honorable, generous, and sincere. As a statesman, independent, and inflexible. As a judge, pure, and incorruptible. Amiable in private and useful in public life, his death was a deep affliction to his children, his friends, and his country"; "An honest man's the noblest work of God."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Ridge Grove Cemetery Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Thomas Elisha Winn (1839-1925) — also known as Thomas E. Winn — of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Ga. Born near Athens, Clarke County, Ga., May 21, 1839. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Gwinnett County School Commissioner, 1876-90; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1891-93. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., June 5, 1925 (age 86 years, 15 days). Interment at Ridge Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Amy Charlotte (Mitchell) Winn and Richard Dickinson Winn; married 1865 to Sophia Irene Park; married to Mary W. C. 'Minnie' Linton.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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