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Politician members in Georgia

  Ivan Earnest Allen, Sr. (b. 1877) — also known as Ivan Allen — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Dalton, Whitfield County, Ga., March 1, 1877. Democrat. Business executive; member of Georgia state senate, 1919-21; treasurer of Georgia Democratic Party, 1936; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose. Gave Fort Mountain to the state of Georgia. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen; married 1908 to Irene Beaumont; father of Ivan Earnest Allen Jr..
  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.
  William Thomas Anderson (b. 1871) — also known as W. T. Anderson — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga. Born in Hayneville, Houston County, Ga., August 21, 1871. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1916. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christopher Cohen Anderson and Laura (Tooke) Anderson; married to Elizabeth Griswold.
  Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Harrison, Washington County, Ga., September 5, 1917. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968, 1984; member of Pennsylvania state senate 3rd District, 1967-80; first Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate. African Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban League; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died November 9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65 days). Burial location unknown.
  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
  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
  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.
  Eugene Alva Bond (1890-1980) — also known as Eugene A. Bond — of Leadville, Lake County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Royston, Franklin County, Ga., May 29, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940, 1956. Methodist. Member, Elks; American Legion. Died in April, 1980 (age 89 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 18, 1917, to Betty Clark.
  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
  Charles Hillyer Brand (1861-1933) — also known as Charles H. Brand — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Loganville, Walton County, Ga., April 20, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1894-95; superior court judge in Georgia, 1906-17; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1917-33 (8th District 1917-33, 10th District 1933); died in office 1933. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Elks; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., May 17, 1933 (age 72 years, 27 days). Interment at Shadowlawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Egbert Moultrie Brand and Julia (Cooper) Brand; married 1886 to Estelle Winn; married to Mary Dixon Hutchins.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) — also known as William G. Brantley — of Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Blackshear, Pierce County, Ga., September 18, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia state senate, 1886-87; U.S. Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., September 11, 1934 (age 73 years, 358 days). Interment at Blackshear Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Daniel Brantley and Janet (McRae) Brantley; married, June 6, 1883, to Jessie Kate Westbrook; married, January 8, 1901, to Mary George Linn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Paul C. Broun (1916-2005) — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga.; Bogart, Oconee County, Ga. Born in Shellman, Randolph County, Ga., March 1, 1916. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant; member of Georgia state senate, 1963-2001. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Died February 14, 2005 (age 88 years, 350 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Leroy Augustus Broun and Annie (Edwards) Broun; married, June 16, 1938, to Gertude Margaret Beasley; father of Paul Collins Broun Jr..
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Dozier Eugene Byrd and Mabel (Gaultney) Byrd; married, August 22, 1946, to Gloria Elizabeth Whatley.
  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.
  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.
  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
  Allen Alexander Chappell (b. 1889) — also known as Allen Chappell — of Americus, Sumter County, Ga. Born in Americus, Sumter County, Ga., January 24, 1889. Member of Georgia state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1933-34, 1937-40; member of Georgia state senate, 1935; member of Georgia public service commission, 1941-65. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rainey R. Chastain and Etta (Jones) Chastain; married, December 19, 1917, to Ann Lee Rooks.
  Steve Moreland Cocke (b. 1894) — also known as Steve M. Cocke — of Dawson, Terrell County, Ga. Born in Armena, Lee County, Ga., February 14, 1894. Democrat. Member of Georgia state senate 11th District, 1951-52; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1955-56. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Sigma Nu. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Franklin Cocke and Annie (Moreland) Cocke; married, October 23, 1915, to Pauline Barbre.
  John Sanford Cohen (1870-1935) — also known as John S. Cohen — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., February 26, 1870. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Georgia, 1924-; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1932-33. Episcopalian. Jewish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 13, 1935 (age 65 years, 76 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of James Monroe Cook and Ida (Preston) Cook; married, June 28, 1928, to Julia Adelaide McClatchey.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Edward Cox and Mary (Williams) Cox; married 1902 to Roberta Patterson; married, August 5, 1918, to Grace Pitts Hill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Zachariah Daniel Cravey (1894-1966) — also known as Zack D. Cravey — of DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Milan, Telfair County, Ga., April 13, 1894. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Telfair County Tax Collector, 1920-33; Georgia state game and fish commissioner, 1934-37; Georgia natural resources commissioner, 1941-43; Georgia state comptroller general, 1947-63; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Lions; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Died in November, 1966 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Charles Cravey and Margaret Jane (Studstill) Cravey; married 1921 to Jane Ophelia Pinkerton.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Davis and Katherine Davis; married, August 7, 1898, to Jimmie Willard Porter; father of Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr..
  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
  William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) — also known as William L. Dawson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., April 26, 1886. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Illinois Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (speaker), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in office 1970. African ancestry. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Alpha Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 9, 1970 (age 84 years, 197 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married to Nellie Brown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Laurent de Give (1828-1910) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Belgium, January 31, 1828. Lawyer; Consul for Belgium in Atlanta, Ga., 1860-1903; opera house proprietor; movie theater owner. Catholic. Belgian ancestry. Member, Elks. Died in Rockledge, Brevard County, Fla., March 17, 1910 (age 82 years, 45 days). Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Marie Pauline Bemelmans; father of Henry Leon de Give; grandfather of Henry Leon de Give Jr..
  Political family: DeGive family of Atlanta, Georgia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of John Frank Duckworth and Laura Jane (Noblet) Duckworth; married, July 2, 1922, to Willibel Pilcher.
  George H. Edwards (1911-1980) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., February 13, 1911. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1955-78 (Wayne County 11th District 1955-64, 12th District 1965-72, 9th District 1973-78). Episcopalian. African ancestry. Member, Elks. Died in 1980 (age about 69 years). Burial location unknown.
  Frank Owen Evans (1910-1986) — also known as Frank O. Evans — of Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga. Born in Gordon, Wilkinson County, Ga., December 15, 1910. Republican. Member of Georgia Republican State Central Committee, 1932-38; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1944 (alternate), 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1953-61. Methodist. Member, Pi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died August 15, 1986 (age 75 years, 243 days). Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Earl Evans and Anna R. (Owen) Evans; married to E. Anne Bone.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John James Flynt Jr. (1914-2007) — also known as Jack Flynt — of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., November 8, 1914. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Spalding County, 1947-48; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1954-79 (4th District 1954-65, 6th District 1965-79). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Woodmen; Elks; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi; Farm Bureau; National Rifle Association. Died in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., June 24, 2007 (age 92 years, 228 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of John James Flynt and Susan Winn (Banks) Flynt; married to Patricia Irby Bradley.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
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)
  Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) — also known as R. A. Gray — of Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Concord, Pike County, Ga., August 2, 1882. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Woodmen; Moose; American Legion; Newcomen Society. Died in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., 1975 (age about 92 years). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married to Frances Bryant.
  Cross-reference: Bo Ginn
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Clint Wood Hager (1890-1944) — also known as Clint W. Hager — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Bristol, Sullivan County, Tenn., June 19, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1921-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940; Georgia Republican state chair, 1937-41. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Fulton County, Ga., December 11, 1944 (age 54 years, 175 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Jackson Hager and Maud Livingston (Caldwell) Hager; married, February 4, 1918, to Mary Kelley.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins; married, April 20, 1939, to Dorothy Days.
  The Freeman Hankins branch post office, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
Henry Lincoln Johnson Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 27, 1870. Republican. Blacksmith; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924; Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Odd Fellows. Suffered a stroke of apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's Hospital, Washington, D.C., September 10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp.
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Thaddeus Marion Jones (b. 1901) — also known as Thad Jones — of Sumter County, Ga. Born in Plains, Sumter County, Ga., November 17, 1901. Democrat. Owner, Jones Automatic Sprinkler Company; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1955-56. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Marion Jones and Maggie Louise (Coker) Jones; married, December 31, 1922, to Irene Murray.
  James Lee Key (1867-1939) — also known as James L. Key — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in DeKalb County, Ga., July 27, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1919-23, 1931-37. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Redmen. Died in 1939 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Terrell Key and Rhoda (Carroll) Key; married, June 20, 1906, to Ela Tillman.
  William Henry Kimbrough (b. 1912) — also known as William Kimbrough — of Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., June 28, 1912. Member of Georgia public service commission, 1961-; appointed 1961. Methodist. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Phillip Davis Landrum and Blanche (Mitchell) Landrum; married, July 31, 1933, to Laura Brown.
  Cross-reference: Ed Jenkins
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Marvin Dawson Mathis (b. 1940) — also known as Dawson Mathis — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Nashville, Berrien County, Ga., November 30, 1940. Democrat. Television news director, WALB-TV, 1964-70; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1971-81. Member, Fraternal Order of Police; Elks; Toastmasters. Still living as of 1998.
  Relatives: Son of Marvin W. Mathis and Nell Dawson (Abel) Mathis; married, July 26, 1959, to Patricia Ann Connell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) — also known as Ralph H. Metcalfe — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., May 29, 1910. Democrat. Won gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1964 (alternate), 1968; U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in office 1978. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Amvets; American Legion; Urban League; NAACP; Elks; Alpha Phi Alpha. Died, from a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 10, 1978 (age 68 years, 134 days). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
Chase S. Osborn Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known as Chase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in a log house in Huntington County, Ind., January 22, 1860. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; Governor of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Presbyterian. English, French, and Irish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Lions; Knights of Pythias; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died April 11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Salmon P. Chase
  Relatives: Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Cling Parker and Sarah Belle (Mattox) Parker; married 1910 to Annie Laurie Mallary; married 1922 to Lenore L. Leedom; married 1942 to Wilhelmina Lowe; grandson of Hampton Cling Parker.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Leonard Pilcher (1898-1981) — also known as J. L. Pilcher — of Meigs, Thomas County, Ga. Born near Meigs, Thomas County, Ga., August 27, 1898. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1930; member of Georgia state senate, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1953-65. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Meigs, Thomas County, Ga., August 20, 1981 (age 82 years, 358 days). Interment at Meigs Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Ga.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert C. Word Ramspeck (1890-1972) — also known as Robert Ramspeck — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga., September 5, 1890. Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. William S. Howard, 1912; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1929-31; U.S. Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1929-45. Presbyterian. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Junior Order. Died in Castor, Bienville Parish, La., September 10, 1972 (age 82 years, 5 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore R. Ramspeck and Ida (Word) Ramspeck; married, October 18, 1916, to Nobie Clay.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt; "F.D.R." — of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 30, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1928; speaker, 1944; contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of New York, 1929-33; President of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February 15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak were shot at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Elks; Grange; Knights of Pythias. Led the nation through the Depression and World War II. Died of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether County, Ga., April 12, 1945 (age 63 years, 72 days). Interment at Roosevelt Home, Hyde Park, N.Y.; memorial monument at Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt; married, March 17, 1905, to Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne Douglas Robinson); father of James Roosevelt (1907-1991), Elliott Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.; half-uncle of Helen Roosevelt Robinson; second great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; first cousin of Warren Delano Robbins and Katharine Price Collier St. George; first cousin once removed of Helen Lloyd Aspinwall (who married Francis Emanuel Shober); first cousin twice removed of Elizabeth Kortright; first cousin four times removed of Ebenezer Huntington; first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Huntington; second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who married William Phillips); second cousin once removed of Samuel Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr. and Jabez Williams Huntington; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington, George Washington, Joshua Coit, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington and Samuel Gager; third cousin twice removed of Philip DePeyster and James I. Roosevelt; third cousin thrice removed of Sulifand Sutherland Ross; fourth cousin once removed of Ulysses Simpson Grant, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Roger Wolcott and Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Ross T. McIntire — Milton Lipson — W. W. Howes — Bruce Barton — Hamilton Fish, Jr. — Joseph W. Martin, Jr. — Samuel I. Rosenman — Rexford G. Tugwell — Raymond Moley — Adolf A. Berle — George E. Allen — Lorence E. Asman — Grenville T. Emmet — Eliot Janeway — Jonathan Daniels — Ralph Bellamy — Wythe Leigh Kinsolving
  The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Bridge (opened 1962), over Lubec Narrows, between Lubec, Maine and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, is named for him.  — The borough of Roosevelt, New Jersey (originally Jersey Homesteads; renamed 1945), is named for him.  — F. D. Roosevelt Airport, on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius, is named for him.  — The F. D. Roosevelt Teaching Hospital, in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Frank GarrisonFranklin D. Roosevelt Keesee
  Coins and currency: His portrait appears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America — Doris Kearns Goodwin, No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR : 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush, Franklin Roosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson, That Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt — Jonas Klein, Beloved Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of Campobello — Conrad Black, Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — Charles Peters, Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World — Steven Neal, Happy Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — H. W. Brands, Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Hazel Rowley, Franklin and Eleanor: An Extraordinary Marriage — Alan Brinkley, Franklin Delano Roosevelt — Stanley Weintraub, Young Mr. Roosevelt: FDR's Introduction to War, Politics, and Life — Karen Bornemann Spies, Franklin D. Roosevelt (for young readers)
  Critical books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression — John T. Flynn, The Roosevelt Myth — Burton W. Folsom, New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America
  Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Philip Roth, The Plot Against America: A Novel
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  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
  Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) — also known as Frank M. Scarlett — of Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga. Born in Brunswick, Glynn County, Ga., June 9, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1936; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1946-68; took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-71. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died November 18, 1971 (age 80 years, 162 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank M. Scarlett and Bessie Brailsford (Bailey) Scarlett; married, June 15, 1923, to Mary Louisa Morgan; married, May 29, 1965, to Mary Roberta Walker.
  The Frank M. Scarlett Federal Building, in Brunswick, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) — also known as Robert L. F. Sikes — of Crestview, Okaloosa County, Fla. Born in Isabella, Worth County, Ga., June 3, 1906. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District 1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956 (delegation chair). Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Grotto; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis; Military Order of the World Wars; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha Zeta; Alpha Gamma Rho; Elks. Reprimanded by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts of interest. Died while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, September 28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117 days). Interment at Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes; married to Inez Tyner.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (1913-2003) — also known as Robert G. Stephens, Jr. — of Athens, Clarke County, Ga. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., August 14, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Georgia state senate, 1951-53; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Clarke County, 1953-59; U.S. Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1961-77. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Woodmen. Died, in a hospital at Athens, Clarke County, Ga., February 20, 2003 (age 89 years, 190 days). Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
  Relatives: Great-grandnephew of Alexander Hamilton Stephens.
  Political family: Stephens family of Crawfordville and Atlanta, Georgia.
  Cross-reference: Tillie K. Fowler
  The Robert G. Stephens Jr. Federal Building, in Athens, Georgia, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Eugene Talmadge and Mattie Iola (Thurmond) Peterson Talmadge.
  Cross-reference: Jimmy Bentley, Jr. — Bo Ginn
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Henry J. Thompson and Eva Inez (Edenfield) Thompson; married 1926 to Ann Newton.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  Hosea Lorenzo Williams (1926-2000) — also known as Hosea Williams — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb County, Ga. Born in Attapulgus, Decatur County, Ga., January 5, 1926. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; walked with a cane due to wartime injury; ordained minister; candidate for U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1972; member of Georgia state house of representatives 54th District, 1975-85; candidate for mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1989. African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Phi Beta Sigma; Elks; Freemasons; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; American Legion. Civil rights leader; active in sit-ins and protest marches in Savannah and elsewhere; arrested at least 135 times. As Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "field general" in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march which helped galvanize support for Black voting rights. In 1968, he was present at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., when King was assassinated. Convicted in 1981 of leaving the scene of an accident, and jailed for six months. Died, of cancer, at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga., November 16, 2000 (age 74 years, 316 days). Entombed at Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
  Relatives: Married to Juanita Elizabeth Terry Williams.
  Personal motto: "Unbought and unbossed."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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