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  Morris Berthold Abram (1918-2000) — also known as Morris Abram — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga., June 19, 1918. Democrat. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; served on prosecution staff at Nuremburg war crimes trials; U.S. Representative to United Nations European office; worked on Marshall Plan for postwar reconstruction of Europe; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1952; candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator from New York, 1968; president of Brandeis University, 1968-70; member, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, 1984-86. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; American Bar Association; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Jewish Committee; Urban League; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, from a viral infection, in a hospital at Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2000 (age 81 years, 271 days). Interment at Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Abram and Irene (Cohen) Abram; married, December 23, 1944, to Jane Isabella Maguire; married, January 25, 1975, to Carlyn (Feldman) Fisher; married, August 26, 1990, to Bruna Molina.
  Epitaph: He established "one man, one vote" as a principle of American law.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Brockman Adams (1927-2004) — also known as Brock Adams — of Seattle, King County, Wash.; Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 13, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1961-64; U.S. Representative from Washington 7th District, 1965-77; U.S. Secretary of Transportation, 1977-79; resigned 1979; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987-93; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ; in 1992, he was accused by eight women of sexual misconduct including sexual harassment and rape; he denied the allegations, and no charges were ever brought, but the scandal ended his political career. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Federal Bar Association. Died, from Parkinson's disease, in Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Md., September 10, 2004 (age 77 years, 241 days). Interment at Broad Creek Cemetery, Stevensville, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Leslie Adams and Vera Eleanor (Beemer) Adams; married, August 16, 1952, to Mary Elizabeth Scott.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Anthony Alfred Alaimo (1920-2009) — also known as Anthony A. Alaimo — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga.; St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Termini, Sicily, Italy, March 29, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1960, 1964; member of Georgia Republican State Central Committee, 1966-67; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1971-91; took senior status 1991. Methodist. Italian ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Delta Sigma Phi; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association. Died in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., December 30, 2009 (age 89 years, 276 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Sam Alaimo and Sandra (Granza) Alaimo; married, June 11, 1946, to Jeanne Evelyn Loy.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Thomas Allgood Sr. (1928-2000) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., September 10, 1928. Lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1977-91. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Killed in the crash of a single-engine airplane, during takeoff from Daniel Field airport, Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., August 4, 2000 (age 71 years, 329 days). Interment at Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga.
  Bond Almand (1894-1985) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga., January 13, 1894. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1935-36; 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, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Junior Order; Kiwanis. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 13, 1985 (age 91 years, 120 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander James Almand and Clara Emily (Bond) Almand; married, June 18, 1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett; grandson of William Parks Bond.
  Amos Milledge Anderson (1908-1977) — also known as A. M. Anderson — of Perry, Houston County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Houston County, Ga., December 7, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Houston County Democratic Party, 1934-39; circuit judge in Georgia Macon Circuit, 1939-44, 1946-61; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; vice-president and trust officer, First National Bank and Trust Co., Macon, Ga., 1961. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Died in December, 1977 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Amos Milledge Anderson and Irene (Phillips) Anderson; married, July 17, 1930, to Laura Killen Gilbert.
  Jefferson Randolph Anderson (b. 1861) — also known as J. Randolph Anderson — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 4, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; attorney for several railroads; director, Savannah Bank and Trust Co.; director, Savannah Electric & Power Co.; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1909-12; member of Georgia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912 (speaker); member of Georgia state senate, 1913-14. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Clifford Anderson, Jr. and Jane Margaret (Randolph) Anderson; married, November 27, 1895, to Anne Page Wilder.
  Robert Lanier Anderson III (b. 1936) — also known as R. Lanier Anderson III — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., November 12, 1936. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1979-81; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-2009; took senior status 2009. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Still living as of 2009.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  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. 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 (age 72 years, 250 days). Interment at LaFayette Cemetery, LaFayette, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Oty Payne Andrews and Ada (Frazier) Andrews; married, December 23, 1921, to Foy Rhyne.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) — also known as Herschel W. Arant — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa County, Ala., July 18, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Order of the Coif; Rotary. Died, from a kidney ailment, in a hospital at Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, January 14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Jackson Arant and Villulia (Akin) Arant; married, August 16, 1915, to Charlotte Marguerite Hein.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article
  Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Born in Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., March 20, 1907. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36; Georgia state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of Georgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944 (speaker); president, Dixie Insurance Co., 1948. Baptist. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Lions; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Kappa Phi; Maccabees; Woodmen; Junior Order; Elks; Eagles; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Jaycees; Kiwanis; Civitan. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., December 13, 1992 (age 85 years, 268 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Gibbs Arnall and Bessie Lena (Ellis) Arnall; married 1935 to Mildred Delaney Slemons; married to Ruby Hamilton; uncle of Joseph Arnall.
  Cross-reference: Ivan Allen, Jr.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Ellis Arnall: Harold Paulk Henderson, The Politics of Change in Georgia: A Political Biography of Ellis Arnall
  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. 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; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died April 13, 1968 (age 81 years, 293 days). Interment somewhere in Tampa, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker; married, October 20, 1916, to Pauline Eleanor Bigham.
  William Hale Barrett (1866-1941) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., September 10, 1866. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1922-41; died in office 1941. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Rotary. Died May 1, 1941 (age 74 years, 233 days). Interment somewhere in Augusta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William Hale Barrett and Susan (Rhind) Barrett; married, October 19, 1892, to Ella C. Barnes.
  Clinton Rogers Barry (b. 1883) — also known as Clinton R. Barry — of Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. Born in Randolph County, Ga., April 2, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1934-46. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Osgood Andrew Barry and Elizabeth Jane (Allison) Barry; married, March 15, 1905, to Corinne Leslie.
  Griffin Boyette Bell (1918-2009) — also known as Griffin Bell — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Americus, Sumter County, Ga., October 31, 1918. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1962-76; resigned 1976; U.S. Attorney General, 1977-79. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., January 5, 2009 (age 90 years, 66 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Ga.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Griffin Bell: Reg Murphy, Uncommon Sense : The Achievement of Griffin Bell
  Reason Chesnutt Bell (b. 1880) — also known as R. C. Bell — of Cairo, Grady County, Ga. Born in Webster County, Ga., January 28, 1880. 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; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Reason Alexander Bell and Martha (Elliott) Bell; married, January 28, 1908, to Jennie Vereen; father of Vereen McNeill Bell.
  Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (b. 1927) — also known as Benjamin B. Blackburn; Ben B. Blackburn — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., February 14, 1927. Republican. U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1967-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Optimist Club. Still living as of 1998.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph A. Boyd Jr. (1916-2007) — of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Hoschton, Jackson County, Ga., November 16, 1916. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1969-87. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions. Died, of heart failure, in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., October 26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344 days). Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Married to Ann Stripling.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jack Thomas Brinkley (1930-2019) — also known as Jack T. Brinkley — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born in Faceville, Decatur County, Ga., December 22, 1930. Democrat. School teacher; pilot in U.S. Air Force; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1965-66; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1967-83. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., January 23, 2019 (age 88 years, 32 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Armstead Brown (1875-1951) — also known as Thomas Armstead Brown — of Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga., June 6, 1875. Lawyer; Chambers County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15; general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway, and Florida East Coast Hotel Co.; justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Died October 29, 1951 (age 76 years, 145 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Clay 'Harry' Brown and Susan Agnes 'Susie' (Dowdell) Brown; married, November 21, 1901, to Elizabeth Dowdell; nephew of James Render Dowdell; grandson of James Ferguson Dowdell; grandnephew of William Crawford Dowdell; first cousin once removed of William James Samford; second cousin of Joseph Meriwether Terrell, William Hodges Samford and Thomas Drake Samford.
  Political family: Candler family of Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp; married, June 25, 1918, to Rubye Tanner.
  George H. Carley (b. 1938) — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss., September 24, 1938. 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, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley; married 1960 to Sandra M. Lineberger.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Andrew Jackson Cobb (b. 1857) — also known as Andrew J. Cobb — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., April 12, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1897-1907; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Alpha Order. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
  Relatives: Son of Howell Cobb and Mary Ann (Lamar) Cobb; married, March 3, 1880, to Starkie Campbell.
  Linton McGee Collins (1902-1972) — also known as Linton M. Collins — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Washington, D.C. Born in Reidsville, Tattnall County, Ga., June 21, 1902. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-72; died in office 1972. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Phi Delta Theta; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., April 12, 1972 (age 69 years, 296 days). Interment at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Helen, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins and Ernest Clyde Collins; married, January 30, 1934, to Josephine Staten Hardman (daughter of Lamartine Griffin Hardman).
  Political family: Collins-Hardman family of Helen, Georgia.
  See also federal judicial profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Frank Patton Cooke (b. 1921) — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Born in Floyd County, Ga., January 17, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate 26th District, 1955-59. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Pi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Benjamin Davis and Lura Viola (Mooty) Davis; married, December 26, 1932, to Mary Lou Martin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Elias Davis and Mary Isabel (Baird) Davis; married, June 7, 1916, to Louise Hargrove.
  John Ernest Donalson (b. 1846) — of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. Born in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga., April 23, 1846. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; sawmill owner; mayor of Bainbridge, Ga., 1876-77; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1896. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Founder of Donalsonville, Ga. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jonathan Donalson and Caroline Jane (Williams) Donalson; married to Loulie McClenden Gordon.
  Charles Fahy (1892-1979) — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M.; Washington, D.C. Born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., August 27, 1892. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935; U.S. Solicitor General, 1941-45; legal advisor to the military government of Germany, 1945-46; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-67. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 17, 1979 (age 87 years, 21 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Fahy and Sarah (Jonas) Fahy; married, June 26, 1929, to Mary Agnes Lane.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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. 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; American Bar Association. Died in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., June 9, 1944 (age 87 years, 235 days). Interment at Summerville Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Porter Fleming and Catherine B. (Moragner) Fleming; married, August 22, 1900, to Marie Celeste Ayer.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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. 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, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1936 (age 77 years, 163 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Fletcher and Rebecca Ellen (McCowen) Fletcher; married, June 20, 1883, to Anna Louise Paine; uncle of John Fletcher Huddleston.
  Cross-reference: William Luther Hill
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Walter F. George 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. 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, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Sigma Nu; Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association. Died in Vienna, Dooly County, Ga., August 4, 1957 (age 79 years, 187 days). Interment at Vienna Cemetery, Vienna, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Stapleton) George and Robert Theodric George; married, July 9, 1903, to Lucy Heard.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1960)
  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. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1888-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1900; superior court judge in Georgia, 1908-16; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1916-36. Methodist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary; American Bar Association. Died August 28, 1951 (age 89 years, 209 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Jasper Newton Gilbert and Sarah Louise (Redding) Gilbert; married 1895 to Mary Howard.
  Warren Grice (b. 1875) — of Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Perry, Houston County, Ga., December 6, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1900-04; Georgia state attorney general, 1914-15; law professor; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1937-45. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Historical Association; Kappa Alpha Order. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Washington Leonidas Grice and Martha Virginia (Warren) Grice; married, June 18, 1901, to Clara Elberta Rumph.
  P. Harris Hines — of Marietta, Cobb County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1983-95; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1995-. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Kiwanis. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Son of James Reuben Hines and Edith (Hawkins) Hines; married to Helen Holmes Hill.
  Alexander Robert Lawton (1818-1896) — also known as Alexander R. Lawton — of Georgia. Born in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District (now part of Beaufort County), S.C., November 4, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Augusta and Savannah Railroad, 1849-54; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870-75; member of Georgia state senate, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1876; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880, 1884; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1887-89. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario County, N.Y., July 2, 1896 (age 77 years, 241 days). Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander James Lawton and Martha (Mosse) Lawton; married, November 5, 1845, to Sarah Hillhouse Alexander; grandfather of Alexander Robert Lawton Jr..
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Alexander Robert Lawton Jr. (b. 1884) — also known as Alexander R. Lawton, Jr. — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., August 16, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; general solicitor, Central of Georgia Railway; general solicitor, Ocean Steamship Co. of Savannah; director, Colonial Oil Company; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1925-26. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Psi; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alexander Rudolf Lawton and Ella Stanly (Bickwith) Lawton; married, December 5, 1911, to Elizabeth Wallace Shotter; grandson of Alexander Robert Lawton.
  Clifton Mathews (1880-1962) — of Arizona. Born in Concord, Pike County, Ga., February 12, 1880. U.S. Attorney for Arizona, 1933-35; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1935-53; took senior status 1953. Member, American Bar Association. Died September 7, 1962 (age 82 years, 207 days). Interment at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Luther H. Murphy and Ardelia (Woodruff) Murphy; married, April 18, 1931, to Marion Kerlin.
  James Frank Myers Jr. (b. 1920) — also known as J. Frank Myers, Jr. — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Plains, Sumter County, Ga., June 21, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1949-50; candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1950; mayor of Americus, Ga., 1961-62, 1971-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1964, 1972, 1976. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Abit Nix (b. 1888) — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Jackson County, Ga., July 3, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; director, Citizens and Southern Bank; director, Progressive Life Insurance Company; director, New Georgian Hotel Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia. Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Bar Association; Sigma Chi; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix; married 1913 to Eunice Little.
  Benjamin Hilborn Oehlert Jr. (1909-1985) — also known as Benjamin H. Oehlert, Jr. — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla.; Georgia. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 13, 1909. Lawyer; vice-president, Coca-Cola Company; president, Minute Maid Company; U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, 1967-69. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Theta Xi. Died in 1985 (age about 75 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin H. Oehlert and Sarah (Landis) Oehlert; married, March 27, 1937, to Alice Greene.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Richard Brevard Russell (1861-1938) — also known as Richard B. Russell — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga.; Russell, Bartow County, Ga. Born near Marietta, Cobb County, Ga., April 27, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; cotton planter; newspaper editor; president, Hoschton Telephone Co.; organizer, Athens Street Railway Co.; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1882-88; circuit judge in Georgia, 1898-1906; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1906; Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1907-16; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1923-38; died in office 1938. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. Died December 3, 1938 (age 77 years, 220 days). Interment at Russell Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William John Russell and Rebecca Harriette (Brumby) Russell; married, May 13, 1883, to Marie Louise Tyler; married, June 24, 1891, to Ina Dillard; father of Richard Brevard Russell Jr. and Robert Lee Russell; grandfather of Robert Lee Russell Jr..
  Political family: Russell family of Winder, Georgia.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (1897-1971) — also known as Richard B. Russell, Jr. — of Winder, Barrow County, Ga. Born in Winder, Barrow County, Ga., November 2, 1897. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31; Governor of Georgia, 1931-33; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952; member, President's Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; American Legion; Forty and Eight; American Bar Association. Died in Washington, D.C., January 21, 1971 (age 73 years, 80 days). Interment at Russell Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Brevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell; brother of Robert Lee Russell; uncle of Robert Lee Russell Jr..
  Political family: Russell family of Winder, Georgia.
  The Russell Senate Office Building (built 1903-08; named 1972), in Washington, D.C., is named for him.  — The Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse (built 1978-79), in Atlanta, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Richard B. Russell, Jr.: Gilbert C. Fite, Richard B. Russell, Jr., Senator from Georgia — Sally Russell, Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.: A Life of Consequence
  Robert Lee Russell (1900-1955) — of Georgia. Born in Winder, Barrow County, Ga., August 19, 1900. U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1940-49; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1949-55. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association. Died January 18, 1955 (age 54 years, 152 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Brevard Russell; brother of Richard Brevard Russell Jr.; father of Robert Lee Russell Jr..
  Political family: Russell family of Winder, Georgia.
  Carl Edward Sanders (b. 1925) — also known as Carl E. Sanders — of Richmond County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., May 15, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Richmond County, 1955-56; member of Georgia state senate, 1957-62; Governor of Georgia, 1963-67; chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Baptist. Member, Jaycees; American Bar Association; American Legion; Moose; Elks; Freemasons; Exchange Club; Chi Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Son of Carl Thomas Sanders and Roberta J. (Alley) Sanders; married, September 6, 1947, to Betty Bird Foy.
  Cross-reference: Doug Barnard, Jr.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Leah Ward Sears (b. 1955) — Born in Heidelberg, Germany, of American parents, June 13, 1955. Lawyer; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1992-2005; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 2005-. Female. African ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; National Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Alpha. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Thomas E. Sears and Onnye Jean Sears.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Hugh P. Thompson — of Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga. Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1979-94; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1994-. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Jaycees; Rotary. Still living as of 2008.
  Clifford Mitchell Walker (1877-1954) — also known as Clifford M. Walker — of Monroe, Walton County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., July 4, 1877. Democrat. Mayor, Monroe, Ga., 1902-04; board chairman, Bank of Monroe; Georgia state attorney general, 1915-20; Governor of Georgia, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1928. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Ku Klux Klan; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Monroe, Walton County, Ga., November 9, 1954 (age 77 years, 128 days). Interment at Old Baptist Cemetery, Near Monroe, Walton County, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Billington Sanders Walker and Alice (Mitchell) Walker; married, April 29, 1902, to Rosa Mathewson.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
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