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Spalding County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Spalding County

Index to Locations Griffin Oak Hill Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   James Stoddard Boynton (1833-1902) — of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Born in Henry County, Ga., May 7, 1833. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge in Georgia, 1866-68; mayor of Griffin, Ga., 1869-72; member of Georgia state senate, 1880-84; Governor of Georgia, 1883; circuit judge in Georgia, 1886-93; counsel, Central Railway of Georgia. Died December 22, 1902 (age 69 years, 229 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1852 to Fannie Loyal; married 1883 to Susie T. Harris.   See also National Governors Association biography   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.   Relatives: Son of John James Flynt and Susan Winn (Banks) Flynt; married to Patricia Irby Bradley.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   David Jackson Bailey (1812-1897) — of Jackson, Butts County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Born in Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., March 11, 1812. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1835, 1847; member of Georgia state senate, 1838, 1849-50, 1855-56; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1851-55; defeated, 1854; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., June 14, 1897 (age 85 years, 95 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John David Stewart (1833-1894) — also known as John D. Stewart — of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Born near Fayetteville, Fayette County, Ga., August 2, 1833. Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1858; member of Georgia state legislature, 1865; mayor of Griffin, Ga., 1875; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1887-91. Slaveowner. Died January 28, 1894 (age 60 years, 179 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Erasmus Williams Beck (1833-1898) — of Georgia. Born in McDonough, Henry County, Ga., October 21, 1833. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1872-73. Slaveowner. Died in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., July 22, 1898 (age 64 years, 274 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John McIntosh Kell — of Georgia. Adjutant General of Georgia, 1887-1900. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   John James Flynt (1872-1949) — of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Born September 22, 1872. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1900-06, 1926-28, 1933-36; member of Georgia state senate 26th District, 1907-08, 1919-20, 1937-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker), 1916, 1928; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1916-21. Died July 28, 1949 (age 76 years, 309 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Tilghman Willis Flynt and Martha J. (Turner) Flynt; married to Susan Winn Banks; father of John James Flynt Jr..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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