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Cameron Madison Alexander (b. 1932) —
also known as Cameron M. Alexander —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
12, 1932.
Democrat. Minister;
leader of the Antioch Baptist Church North, Atlanta, Ga.; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1988.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2017.
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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.
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John Woodrow Barbee (1912-1997) —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., September
30, 1912.
Mayor
of Phenix City, Ala., 1962-66.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died, in Hamilton
House, Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., January
26, 1997 (age 84 years, 118
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Ala.
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Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. (1922-2019) —
also known as Doug Barnard, Jr. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., March
20, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
executive secretary to Gov. Carl
E. Sanders, 1963-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1977-93.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., January
11, 2019 (age 96 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Marcus Wayland Beck (1860-1943) —
also known as Marcus W. Beck —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Harris
County, Ga., April
28, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1890; superior court judge in Georgia, 1894-98;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1905-37.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., January
21, 1943 (age 82 years, 268
days).
Interment at Jackson
City Cemetery, Jackson, Ga.
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John William Bennett (b. 1865) —
also known as John W. Bennett —
of Waycross, Ware
County, Ga.
Born in Wayne
County, Ga., September
15, 1865.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1892-96; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1900;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1919-22.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John T. Bennett and Rebecca Jane (Akins) Bennett; married, December
31, 1889, to Gertrude Price. |
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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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Francis Guinn Birdsong (1891-1979) —
also known as Frank G. Birdsong —
of LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., February
15, 1891.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Troup County, 1951-56.
Baptist.
Died in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., May 25,
1979 (age 88 years, 99
days).
Interment at Shadowlawn Cemetery, LaGrange, Ga.
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Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
4, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1977-91; member of Georgia
state senate, 1991-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Edwin Ford Blodgett (1849-1912) —
also known as Edwin F. Blodgett —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 10,
1849.
Republican. Railway
conductor; purchasing
agent; postmaster at Atlanta,
Ga., 1902-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1908.
Baptist.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., October
3, 1912 (age 63 years, 85
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, 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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Arthur Key Bolton (b. 1922) —
of Spalding
County, Ga.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., May 14,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Spalding County, 1949-56,
1959-66; Georgia
state attorney general, 1965-81.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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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.
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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.
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Paul Collins Broun Jr. (b. 1946) —
also known as Paul C. Broun —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
7, 1946.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1996, 2014; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 2007-15; defeated,
1990.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2015.
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Cecil Earl Brown (1921-1988) —
also known as Cecil E. Brown —
of Lumber City, Telfair
County, Ga.
Born in Chauncey, Dodge
County, Ga., April 2,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; wholesale
lumber business; director, Bank of
Lumber City; mayor of Lumber City, Ga., 1947-50; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Telfair County, 1953-56.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died December
19, 1988 (age 67 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edd Brown and Mary Ann (Jones) Brown; married, August
14, 1949, to Nancey Elizabeth McGinty. |
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James Pope Brown (b. 1855) —
also known as J. Pope Brown —
of Georgia.
Born in Houston
County, Ga., May 4,
1855.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1894; Georgia
state treasurer, 1909-11.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Mackey Brown (1851-1932) —
also known as Joseph M. Brown —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., December
28, 1851.
Democrat. Governor of
Georgia, 1909-11, 1912-13.
Baptist. Member, Chi Phi.
Died March 3,
1932 (age 80 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Max Burns (b. 1948) —
of Sylvania, Screven
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., November
8, 1948.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 2003-05; defeated,
2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Dekle Busbee (1927-2004) —
of Georgia.
Born in Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga., August
7, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1957-72; Governor of
Georgia, 1975-83.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, at Savannah International Airport,
Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., July 16,
2004 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment somewhere
in Duluth, Ga.
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Garland Turk Byrd (1924-1997) —
of Reynolds, Taylor
County, Ga.
Born in Reynolds, Taylor
County, Ga., July 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; real estate
business; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Taylor County, 1947-50;
resigned 1950; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1959-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Chi.
Died May 31,
1997 (age 72 years, 319
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Reynolds, Ga.
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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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S. Sam Caldwell (b. 1929) —
of Georgia.
Born in East Point, Fulton
County, Ga., January
22, 1929.
Georgia
commissioner of labor, 1967-.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1975.
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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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Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) —
also known as Hugh Carter —
of Plains, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., August
13, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate 14th District, 1967-81; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968.
Baptist.
Died at Sumter Regional Hospital,
Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., June 24,
1999 (age 78 years, 315
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.
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James Earl Carter Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Jimmy Carter; "The Peanut";
"Dasher"; "Deacon" —
of Plains, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in a hospital,
at Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., October
1, 1924.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1963-66; Governor of
Georgia, 1971-75; defeated in primary, 1966; President
of the United States, 1977-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984,
1988.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2002.
Still living as of 2022.
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Relatives: Son
of James
Earl Carter, Sr. and Lillian (Gordy) Carter; married, July 7,
1946, to Eleanor Rosalynn Smith and Rosalynn
Carter; father of John
William Carter; first cousin of Hugh
Alton Carter, Sr.. |
| | | Political family: Carter
family of Plains, Georgia. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clennon
King — Thomas
A. Hutto — Griffin
Smith — Jane
F. Harman — Philip
H. Alston, Jr. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Jimmy Carter: Turning
Point : A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age
(1992) — An
Hour Before Daylight : Memories of a Rural Boyhood
(2001) — Keeping
Faith : Memoirs of a President (1982) — Always
a Reckoning and Other Poems (1995) — The
Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East
(1993) — Everything
to Gain : Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life
(1987) — A
Government As Good As Its People (1977) — Living
Faith (1996) — Negotiation:
The Alternative to Hostility (1984) — An
Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections (1994) —
Sources
of Strength : Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith
(1997) — The
Virtues of Aging (1998) — Why
Not The Best? (1975) — White
House Diary (2010) — Talking
Peace : A Vision for the Next Generation (1993, for young
readers) |
| | | Books about Jimmy Carter: Douglas
Brinkley, The
Unfinished Presidency : Jimmy Carter's Journey to the Nobel Peace
Prize — Rod Troester, Jimmy
Carter as Peacemaker : A Post-Presidential
Biography |
| | | Critical books about Jimmy Carter:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Steven F.
Hayward, The
Real Jimmy Carter : How Our Worst Ex-President Undermines American
Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators, and Created the Party of Clinton
and Kerry — Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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Bryant Thomas Castellow (1876-1962) —
also known as Bryant T. Castellow —
of Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga.
Born in Quitman
County, Ga., July 29,
1876.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1932-37.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga., July 23,
1962 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Cuthbert, Ga.
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Robert E. Chastain (b. 1890) —
of Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., August
19, 1890.
Democrat. Oil
distributor; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1941-42,
1945-46, 1949-50, 1953-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Baptist. Member, Moose; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rainey R. Chastain and Etta (Jones) Chastain; married, December
19, 1917, to Ann Lee Rooks. |
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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.
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Presumably named
for: Andrew
Jackson |
| | | Relatives: Son of Howell Cobb and Mary
Ann (Lamar) Cobb; married, March 3,
1880, to Starkie Campbell. |
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Douglas A. Collins (b. 1966) —
also known as Doug Collins —
of Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born in Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga., August
16, 1966.
Republican. Pastor; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 2007-12; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 2013-.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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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.
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Isaac Young Conger (1882-1950) —
also known as Isaac Y. Conger; Ike Y.
Conger —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Ty Ty, Worth County (now Tift
County), Ga., January
31, 1882.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
mail
carrier; postmaster at Tifton,
Ga., 1945-46 (acting, 1945); member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1947-48.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Vereen Memorial Hospital,
Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga., July 16,
1950 (age 68 years, 166
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, 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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John P. Cowart (b. 1910) —
of Edison, Calhoun
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Edison, Calhoun
County, Ga., February
5, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1945-52.
Baptist. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Blue
Key.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anaziah P. Cowart and Eudora (Webb) Cowart; married, June 10,
1933, to Margie Thurman. |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1936,
1952;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1925-52; defeated,
1916; died in office 1952.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
24, 1952 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oakview
Cemetery, Camilla, Ga.
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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college
professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John Saxton Daniel (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Saxton Daniel —
of Claxton, Evans
County, Ga.; Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Hagan, Evans
County, Ga., October
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
solicitor general, Atlantic Judicial Circuit, 1919-27; superior court
judge in Georgia, 1927-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1933-53.
Primitive Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Chadburn Daniel and Nancy (Brewton) Daniel; married, April
15, 1915, to Annie Elizabeth Brinson. |
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Benjamin Jefferson Davis (b. 1870) —
also known as Ben J. Davis; "Big
Ben" —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., May 27,
1870.
Republican. Bricklayer;
school
teacher; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1896
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1924-28.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Phillip Watkins Davis —
also known as Phillip W. Davis —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Lawyer;
Baptist
minister; member of Georgia
state senate, 1882-83; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-89.
Baptist.
Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery, Elberton, 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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John Nathan Deal (b. 1942) —
also known as Nathan Deal —
of Clermont, Hall
County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., August
25, 1942.
Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Georgia, 1971-72; member of Georgia
state senate, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1993-2010 (9th District 1993-2003,
10th District 2003-07, 9th District 2007-10); Governor of
Georgia, 2011-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Bascom S. Deaver (b. 1882) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Union
County, Ga., November
26, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1926-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1928-36.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reuben Miles Deaver and Nancy Jane (Chastain) Deaver; married, October
6, 1917, to Emily Cook. |
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William Henry Duckworth (b. 1894) —
also known as W. Henry Duckworth —
of Cairo, Grady
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., October
21, 1894.
Lawyer;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1938-48; appointed 1938; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1948-69.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Frank Duckworth and Laura Jane (Noblet) Duckworth; married,
July
2, 1922, to Willibel Pilcher. |
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Clarence Jack Ellis (b. 1946) —
also known as C. Jack Ellis —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born January
6, 1946.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 2000-07.
Baptist or Muslim.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Beverly Daniel Evans (b. 1865) —
also known as Beverly D. Evans —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Sandersville, Washington
County, Ga., May 21,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1886-87; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1888;
Solicitor General, Middle Circuit, 1890-97; circuit judge in Georgia
Middle Circuit, 1899-1904; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1904-17.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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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, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., March
19, 1970 (age 73 years, 215
days).
Interment at Leesburg
Cemetery, Leesburg, Ga.
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Nathaniel Greene Foster (1809-1869) —
of Madison, Morgan
County, Ga.
Born near Madison, Morgan
County, Ga., August
25, 1809.
Lawyer;
solicitor general, Okmulgee circuit, 1838-40; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Georgia
state senate, 1841-43, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1855-57; pastor;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1867-68.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Madison, Morgan
County, Ga., October
19, 1869 (age 60 years, 55
days).
Interment at Madison
Cemetery, Madison, Ga.
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William Howard Fowler (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard Fowler —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Etowah, McMinn
County, Tenn., November
6, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1955-56.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Thomas Fowler and Bertha (Chastain) Fowler; married, June 3,
1949, to Sarah Charlyne King. |
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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.
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William Walton George (1807-1865) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Georgia, 1807.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1840-41, 1842-44.
Baptist.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1865
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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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 (age 80 years, 39
days).
Interment at Starksville
Cemetery, Starksville, Ga.
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Hugh Marion Gillis (b. 1918) —
also known as Hugh Gillis —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga., September
6, 1918.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; farm
implement dealer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1941-44,
1949-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944,
1948
(alternate); member of Georgia
state senate, 1962-2004.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jim L. Gillis, Sr. and Annie Lois (Walker) Gillis. |
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Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) —
also known as Newton Leroy McPherson; "Nuclear
Newt" —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 17,
1943.
Republican. College
professor; author; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1979-99; defeated,
1974, 1976; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1995-99.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Reprimanded
in 1997 by the House of Representatives, and fined
$300,000, over false
statements he had made during an investigation of his use of
tax-exempt organizations for partisan
advocacy.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson;
married, June 19,
1962, to Jackie Battley; married, August
8, 1981, to Marianne Ginther; married, August
18, 2000, to Callista Louise Bisek; step-father of Robert
Gingrich. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail — Encyclopedia
of American Loons |
| | | Books by Newt Gingrich: Winning
The Future: A 21st Century Contract with America
(2005) — Saving
Lives & Saving Money : Transforming Health and Healthcare, with
Dana Pavey & Anne Woodbury — To
Renew America (1995) — Lessons
Learned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998) — Ronald
Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny, with Callista Gingrich & David
N. Bossie (2011) — A
Nation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters
(2011) |
| | | Fiction by Newt Gingrich: Gettysburg:
A Novel of the Civil War, with William R. Forstchen —
Grant
Comes East, with William R. Forstchen — Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory, with William R.
Forstchen — 1945,
with William R. Forstchen |
| | | Books about Newt Gingrich: Mel Steely,
The
Gentleman from Georgia : The Biography of Newt
Gingrich — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History |
| | | Critical books about Newt Gingrich:
David Maraniss & Michael Weisskopf, Tell
Newt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal
How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution — John K.
Wilson, Newt
Gingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors |
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Samuel Francis Gove (1822-1900) —
of Georgia.
Born in Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 9,
1822.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1868-69.
Baptist.
Ordained as a minister in 1877 and was a traveling missionary for
much of the rest of his life.
Slaveowner.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., December
3, 1900 (age 78 years, 269
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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John Thomas Graves Jr. (b. 1970) —
also known as Tom Graves —
of Ranger, Gordon
County, Ga.
Born in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
3, 1970.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 2003-10; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 2010-16 (9th District 2010-13, 14th
District 2013-16).
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Washington Leonidas Grice and Martha Virginia (Warren) Grice;
married, June 18,
1901, to Clara Elberta Rumph. |
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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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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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Freeman P. Hankins (1917-1988) —
also known as Freeman Hankins —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., September
30, 1917.
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 7th District, 1967-88; died in office 1988.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Amvets;
NAACP;
Freemasons;
American
Woodmen; Elks.
Died, from heart
disease, in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1988 (age 71 years, 92
days).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery, Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pa.
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Lamartine Griffin Hardman (1856-1937) —
of Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga.
Born in Harmony Grove (now Commerce), Jackson
County, Ga., April
14, 1856.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
banker;
president, Commerce Telephone
Company; president, Hurricane Shoals and Nacoochee Power
Company; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06, 1909-10; member of Georgia
state senate 33rd District, 1907-08; Governor of
Georgia, 1927-31.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association.
Died from a heart
ailment, in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
18, 1937 (age 80 years, 310
days).
Interment at Grey
Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Ga.
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Albert Clinton Horton (1798-1865) —
Born in Hancock
County, Ga., September
4, 1798.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1833-34; colonel in the
Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Matagorda, Jackson and Victoria,
1836-38; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1846-47; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Matagorda, Matagorda
County, Tex., September
1, 1865 (age 66 years, 362
days).
Interment at Matagorda
Cemetery, Matagorda, Tex.
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Dudley Mays Hughes (1848-1927) —
also known as Dudley M. Hughes —
of Danville, Wilkinson
County, Ga.
Born in Jeffersonville, Twiggs
County, Ga., October
10, 1848.
Democrat. Farmer; railroad
president; member of Georgia
state senate, 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1909-17 (3rd District 1909-13, 12th
District 1913-17).
Baptist.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., January
20, 1927 (age 78 years, 102
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Perry, 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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Clete Donald Johnson Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Don Johnson, Jr. —
of Georgia.
Born in Royston, Franklin
County, Ga., January
30, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1987-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1993-95; defeated,
1994.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Inzer Kelley (b. 1891) —
also known as John I. Kelley —
of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett
County, Ga.
Born in Lilburn, Gwinnett
County, Ga., November
23, 1891.
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 from Gwinnett County, 1925-26.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Junior
Order; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Giles Sanford Kelley and Ada (Venable) Kelley; married, June 10,
1920, to Fredna Allen. |
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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.
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 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) —
also known as Edwin S. Lanier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Metter, Candler
County, Ga., July 19,
1901.
Democrat. Mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier; married 1934 to Nancy
Thelma Herndon. |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 1917-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died January
5, 1938 (age 66 years, 146
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dublin, Ga.
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Thomas Graves Lawson (1835-1912) —
also known as Thomas G. Lawson —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.
Born near Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga., May 2,
1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1861-66, 1889-90; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; state court
judge in Georgia, 1879-86; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1891-97.
Baptist.
Died April
16, 1912 (age 76 years, 350
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Eatonton, Ga.
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Edgar M. Levy (1822-1906) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in St. Marys, Camden
County, Ga., November
23, 1822.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1856,
1900.
Baptist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
29, 1906 (age 83 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) —
also known as John Lewis —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., February
21, 1940.
Democrat. Among the leaders of the civil rights movement of the
1960s; chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963-66;
board member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1987-; defeated, 1977;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
received the Spingarn
Medal in 2002.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died July 17,
2020 (age 80 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Wood Lewis (1801-1865) —
Born in Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1801.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1830-31; member of Georgia
state senate, 1845; Senator
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63.
Baptist.
Died in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., July 11,
1865 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Canton, Ga.
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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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Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) —
also known as Lester Maddox —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
30, 1915.
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; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1968;
Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior
Order.
Died, while suffering from cancer
and the effects of a fall, in a
hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 25,
2003 (age 87 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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C. Robert Marsh —
of Laurel, Jones
County, Miss.; Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Mississippi.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1988.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2016.
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Matthew McNeely (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 11,
1920.
Democrat. Education
director, United Auto Workers Local 306; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-86 (26th District 1965-72,
16th District 1973-82, 3rd District 1983-86); defeated in primary,
1958.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Elias Camp Morris (1855-1922) —
also known as Elias C. Morris —
of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark.
Born in Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., May 7,
1855.
Republican. Preacher;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1900,
1908
(alternate), 1912
(alternate).
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., September
5, 1922 (age 67 years, 121
days).
Interment at Dixon Cemetery, Helena-West Helena, Ark.
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Jack Murr (b. 1914) —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Ozark, Dale
County, Ala., September
22, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1949-56.
Baptist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James McKinley Neal (1899-1982) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., March 8,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Jackson County 4th District,
1947-64.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Omega
Psi Phi; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
11, 1982 (age 83 years, 248
days).
Interment at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix; married 1913 to Eunice
Little. |
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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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William Davis Northcutt (1861-1931) —
also known as W. D. Northcutt —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in Georgia, 1861.
Physician;
mayor
of Longview, Tex., 1898-1900, 1920-23.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
20, 1931 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Jonathan Northen (1835-1913) —
also known as William J. Northen —
of Georgia.
Born in Jones
County, Ga., July 9,
1835.
School
teacher and principal; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1877, 1880; member of Georgia
state senate, 1884; Governor of
Georgia, 1890-94.
Baptist.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March
25, 1913 (age 77 years, 259
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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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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Myrtle Greene Oxford (1914-2008) —
also known as Myrtle G. Oxford; Myrtle Greene; Mrs.
Dixon Oxford —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.; Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.; Highlands, Macon
County, N.C.
Born in Randolph
County, Ga., December
1, 1914.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1952.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died, in Fidelia-Eckerd Living
Center, Highlands, Macon
County, N.C., May 6,
2008 (age 93 years, 157
days).
Interment at Higlands Memorial Park, Highlands, N.C.
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Homer Cling Parker (1885-1946) —
also known as Homer C. Parker —
of Statesboro, Bulloch
County, Ga.; DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Baxley, Appling
County, Ga., September
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Statesboro, Ga., 1924-27; Adjutant
General of Georgia, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1931-35; Georgia
state comptroller general, 1936-37, 1941-46; died in office 1946.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 22,
1946 (age 60 years, 270
days).
Interment at East
Side Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.
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Sonny Perdue (b. 1946) —
also known as George Ervin Perdue III —
Born in Perry, Houston
County, Ga., December
20, 1946.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1993; Governor of
Georgia, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 2004.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (1908-1961) —
also known as Prince H. Preston, Jr. —
of Statesboro, Bulloch
County, Ga.
Born in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., July 5,
1908.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bulloch County, 1935-38;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1947-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1961
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.
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Virginia Polhill Price (b. 1896) —
also known as Virginia Polhill —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., February
4, 1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1936-40; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rufus Gordon Price. |
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William Pierce Price (1835-1908) —
of South Carolina; Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga.
Born in Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga., January
29, 1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of South Carolina state legislature, 1864-66; member of Georgia state
legislature, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1870-73; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880.
Baptist.
Died in 1908
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Hill
Crest Cemetery, Dahlonega, Ga.
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William Lee Robinson (b. 1943) —
also known as Lee Robinson —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
24, 1943.
Hardware
business; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1975-82; lawyer; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 1987-91; Macon Judicial Circuit Public Defender,
2004-.
Baptist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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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.
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David Scott (b. 1946) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Aynor, Horry
County, S.C., June 27,
1946.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1974-82; member of Georgia
state senate, 1982-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 13th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Austin Scott (b. 1969) —
also known as Austin Scott —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., December
10, 1969.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1997-2010; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 2011-.
Southern Baptist.
Still living as of 2018.
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Eleanor Parker Sheppard (1907-1991) —
also known as Eleanor P. Sheppard; Eleanor
Parker —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Pelham, Mitchell
County, Ga., July 24,
1907.
Democrat. Mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1962-64; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1967-76.
Female.
Baptist.
First
woman mayor in Virginia.
Died in Richmond,
Va., March
13, 1991 (age 83 years, 232
days).
Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Ford B. Spinks (b. 1927) —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Tift
County, Ga., April 5,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate 9th District, 1963-71; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1971-; appointed 1971.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lewis Maxwell Stone (1819-1890) —
of Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala.
Born in Baldwin
County, Ga., December
11, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849-52, 1868-69, 1888-89; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1868-69; member of Alabama
state senate, 1859-63; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1872;
delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875.
Baptist.
Died in Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala., June 26,
1890 (age 70 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Barney Strickland (b. 1886) —
also known as Joseph B. Strickland —
of Nahunta, Brantley
County, Ga.
Born in Lulaton, Brantley
County, Ga., March 3,
1886.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Brantley County, 1921-26,
1953-54; member of Georgia
state senate 3rd District, 1955-56.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946) —
of McRae (now part of McRae-Helena), Telfair
County, Ga.
Born in Forsyth, Monroe
County, Ga., September
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Georgia
commissioner of agriculture, 1927; Governor of
Georgia, 1933-37, 1941-43.
Baptist. Member, Woodmen of
the World; Odd
Fellows; Sigma
Nu.
Died December
21, 1946 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at McRae
City Cemetery, McRae-Helena, 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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William David Upshaw (1866-1952) —
also known as William D. Upshaw; "Earnest
Willie" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., October
15, 1866.
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1919-27; Prohibition
candidate for President
of the United States, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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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.
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Zachary Paul Wamp (b. 1957) —
also known as Zach Wamp —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee
County, Ga., October
28, 1957.
Republican. Real estate
broker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1995-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2014.
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George T. Warren II (b. 1937) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Emory Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 18,
1937.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1973-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2002.
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Marshall Johnson Wellborn (1808-1874) —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born near Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga., May 29,
1808.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1833-34; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1838-42; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1849-51; ordained
minister.
Baptist.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., October
16, 1874 (age 66 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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William McDonald Wheeler (1915-1989) —
also known as W. M. Don Wheeler —
of Alma, Bacon
County, Ga.
Born in Alma, Bacon
County, Ga., July 11,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1947-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 4,
1989 (age 73 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Olin Stewart Willis (1901-1980) —
also known as Olin S. Willis —
of Coolidge, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born in Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., September
11, 1901.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1949-56.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 29,
1980 (age 78 years, 261
days).
Interment at Meigs
Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Willis and Lottie Laura (Hambleton) Willis;
married to Mary Sue Huggins. |
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memorial |
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Montgomery Wilson (b. 1915) —
of Hiawassee, Towns
County, Ga.
Born in Hiawassee, Towns
County, Ga., January
23, 1915.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Towns County, 1955-56.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. H. Wilson and Flora (Rogers) Wilson; married, September
30, 1939, to Reide Allen. |
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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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Nathaniel Yarbrough (1810-1899) —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.; Comanche, Comanche
County, Tex.
Born in Franklin
County, Ga., March 1,
1810.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1845; county judge in Georgia,
1846; mayor of
Rome, Ga., 1852-53; Floyd
County Sheriff, 1866-67.
Baptist.
Died in Comanche, Comanche
County, Tex., June 22,
1899 (age 89 years, 113
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Comanche, Tex.
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