The Political Graveyard: Congregationalist Politicians in Georgia

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Congregationalist Politicians in Georgia
(including United Church of Christ;
Evangelical and Reformed Church;
Congregational Christian Churches)

Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in North Guilford, Guilford, New Haven County, Conn., November 22, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1785; Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785, 1787-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-99; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1799-1807; died in office 1807. Congregationalist. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. One of the founders, and first president, of Franklin College, which later became the University of Georgia. Died in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1807 (age 52 years, 102 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; cenotaph at Greenfield Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.

		Relatives: Son of Michael Baldwin and Lucy (Dudley) Baldwin; half-brother of Henry Baldwin; brother of Ruth Baldwin (who married Joel Barlow).
		Political family: Baldwin family of Connecticut.
		Baldwin counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
		The World War II Liberty ship SS Abraham Baldwin (built 1941 at New Orleans, Louisiana; scuttled 1976 as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico) was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Boce William Barlow Jr. (1915-2005) — also known as Boce W. Barlow, Jr. — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Americus, Sumter County, Ga., August 8, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; municipal judge in Connecticut, 1957; member of Connecticut state senate; elected 1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1968; member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Congregationalist. Member, NAACP; Prince Hall Masons; Elks; Kappa Alpha Psi. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., January 31, 2005 (age 89 years, 176 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Boce William Barlow and Ethel (Green) Barlow; married to Catherine Swanson.
		Boce Barlow Way, a street in Hartford, Connecticut, is named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Sidney Barthwell (1906-2005) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Cordele, Crisp County, Ga., February 17, 1906. Democrat. Pharmacist; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd District, 1961-62. Congregationalist. African ancestry. Member, Urban League; Kappa Alpha Psi; Sigma Pi Phi. Died June 23, 2005 (age 99 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Son of Jack Barthwell and Sarah (Eubanks) Barthwell; married to Gladys Marie Whitfield.

Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio; Erie, Erie County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock County, Wis. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., June 25, 1866. Republican. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1928; member of Wisconsin Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Congregationalist. Member, Sigma Delta Chi; Kiwanis; Grange. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1941 (age 75 years, 13 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.

		Relatives: Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles; married, June 29, 1918, to Aimee Carreras Wall.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
		Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940

John C. Daniels (1936-2015) — also known as John Daniels — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga., April 25, 1936. Democrat. School teacher; member of Connecticut state senate, 1980; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1990-93. United Church of Christ. African ancestry. Died March 14, 2015 (age 78 years, 323 days). Burial location unknown.

Lyman Hall (1724-1790) — of Georgia. Born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., April 12, 1724. Delegate to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of Georgia, 1783-84. Congregationalist. Died October 19, 1790 (age 66 years, 190 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Ga.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.

		Relatives: Ancestor *** of Homer William Hall.
		Hall County, Ga. is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. (b. 1932) — also known as Andy Young — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 12, 1932. Democrat. Ordained minister; one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1957; close advisor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. until his assassination; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1973-77; defeated, 1970; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1977-79; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1982-90; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ; candidate for Governor of Georgia, 1990. United Church of Christ. African ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Prince Hall Masons. Received the Spingarn Medal in 1978; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981. Still living as of 2021.

		Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson
		Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Young and Daisy (Fuller) Young; married 1954 to Jean Childs; married, March 24, 1996, to Carolyn Watson.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
		Image source: Library of Congress

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