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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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Sion A. Darnell (1845-1906) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Jasper, Pickens
County, Ga.
Born in Pickens
County, Ga., December
28, 1845.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1870; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Georgia, 1880,
1888,
1892;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1882-86; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1889-93.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
10, 1906 (age 60 years, 256
days).
Interment at Marietta
National Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
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Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (1903-1964) —
also known as Benjamin J. Davis, Jr.; Ben
Davis —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., September
8, 1903.
Communist. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 18th District, 1936; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1942; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1946; arrested
in 1948, along with other party leaders, and charged
with advocating
the violent overthrow of the United States; convicted
in 1949, and expelled
from his New York city council seat; served more than three years in
prison.
African
ancestry.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
22, 1964 (age 60 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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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Robert Wyche Davis (1849-1929) —
also known as Robert W. Davis —
of Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born near Albany, Lee
County, Ga., March
15, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1884-85; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1885; general
attorney, Florida Southern Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1897-1905; mayor
of Gainesville, Fla., 1924-25.
Died in Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla., September
15, 1929 (age 80 years, 184
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gainesville, Fla.
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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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William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856) —
also known as William C. Dawson —
of Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., January
4, 1798.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1836-41; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1841; circuit judge in Georgia, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1849-55.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., May 5,
1856 (age 58 years, 122
days).
Interment at Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
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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.
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Albert M. Deal (1868-1951) —
of Bulloch
County, Ga.
Born in Bulloch
County, Ga., January
2, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bulloch County, 1900-04,
1935-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Died April
12, 1951 (age 83 years, 100
days).
Interment at East
Side Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.
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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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W. Roscoff Deal (1901-1967) —
of Bryan
County, Ga.
Born in Bulloch
County, Ga., May 20,
1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bryan County, 1953-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1967 (age 65 years, 255
days).
Interment at North
Side Cemetery, Pembroke, Ga.
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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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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.
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Nimrod Davis Denson (1856-1927) —
also known as N. D. Denson —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.; Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Russell
County, Ala., June 20,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama
state senate, 1884-88; circuit judge in Alabama, 1892-1904;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1916;
associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1904-09.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., March
25, 1927 (age 70 years, 278
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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John Ernest Donalson (b. 1846) —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., April
23, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Bainbridge, Ga., 1876-77; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Founder of Donalsonville, Ga.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonathan Donalson and Caroline Jane (Williams) Donalson; married
to Loulie McClenden Gordon. |
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Hugh Manson Dorsey (1871-1948) —
also known as Hugh M. Dorsey —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, Ga., July 10,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Georgia, 1917-21.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died June 11,
1948 (age 76 years, 337
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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James Ferguson Dowdell (1818-1871) —
also known as James F. Dowdell —
of Chambers Court House (now Lafayette), Chambers
County, Ala.
Born near Monticello, Jasper
County, Ga., November
26, 1818.
Lawyer; candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1853-59 (7th District 1853-55, 3rd
District 1855-59); colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; president,
East Alabama College at Auburn, 1868-70.
Slaveowner.
Died near Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., September
6, 1871 (age 52 years, 284
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Ala.
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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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Stonewall Henry Dyer (1900-1967) —
also known as Stonewall H. Dyer —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Coweta
County, Ga., December
17, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1944.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
2, 1967 (age 66 years, 259
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Dyer and Lavenia (Morris) Dyer; married, August
24, 1924, to Estelle Britticks. |
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Charles Gordon Edwards (1878-1931) —
also known as Charles G. Edwards —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Daisy, Tattnall County (now Evans
County), Ga., July 2,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1907-17, 1925-31; died
in office 1931.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 13,
1931 (age 53 years, 11
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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James Thomas Elliott (1823-1875) —
also known as James T. Elliott —
of Arkansas.
Born in Monroe
County, Ga., April
22, 1823.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Mississippi, Ouachita and Red
River Railroad,
1858; circuit judge in Arkansas, 1865-66; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1869; defeated, 1868;
member of Arkansas
state senate, 1870; district judge in Arkansas 9th District,
1872-74.
Died in Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark., July 28,
1875 (age 52 years, 97
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Camden, Ark.
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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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Charles Fahy (1892-1979) —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., August
27, 1892.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general
counsel, National Labor Relations Board, 1935; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1941-45; legal advisor to the military government of
Germany, 1945-46; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1949-67.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
17, 1979 (age 87 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Lester A. Farmer (1890-1962) —
of Dothan, Houston
County, Ala.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., August
6, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948.
Died in November, 1962
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Patillo Farrow (1834-1907) —
also known as Henry P. Farrow —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born in Laurens
County, S.C., January
24, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1868-72; U.S.
Attorney for Georgia, 1876-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1876;
postmaster at Gainesville,
Ga., 1901.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
10, 1907 (age 73 years, 17
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Patillo Farrow (1796-1849) and Jane Strather (James) Farrow;
brother of James
Farrow; married to Cornelia Finch Simpson. |
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memorial |
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John Myers Felder (1782-1851) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Orangeburg District (now Orangeburg
County), S.C., July 7,
1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1812-16, 1822-24; member
of South
Carolina state senate, 1816-20, 1840-51; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1831-35.
Slaveowner.
Died in Union Point, Greene
County, Ga., September
1, 1851 (age 69 years, 56
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Orangeburg County, S.C.
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William Few (1748-1828) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Baltimore (unknown
county), Md., June 8,
1748.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1777-79; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia,
1796-99; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1801-05.
Methodist.
Died in Fishkill Landing (now part of Beacon), Dutchess
County, N.Y., July 16,
1828 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Original interment at Reformed
Dutch Church Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y.; reinterment at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Augusta, Ga.
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William Hansell Fish (b. 1849) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., May 12,
1849.
Lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1891-96; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1897-1905; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1905-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Fish and Martha E. (Hansell) Fish; married 1876 to Mary
P. Hines. |
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William Henry Fleming (1856-1944) —
also known as William H. Fleming —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., October
18, 1856.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-94; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1897-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., June 9,
1944 (age 87 years, 235
days).
Interment at Summerville
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) —
also known as Duncan U. Fletcher —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
6, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1905-08; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1936 (age 77 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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Norman S. Fletcher (b. 1934) —
of LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga.
Born in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga., July 10,
1934.
Lawyer; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1990-2001; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 2001-05.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2005.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Pickett Fletcher and Hattie (Sears)
Fletcher. |
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article |
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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.
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Aaron Lane Ford (1903-1983) —
of Ackerman, Choctaw
County, Miss.
Born in Potts Camp, Marshall
County, Miss., December
21, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1935-43; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940.
Died in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., July 8,
1983 (age 79 years, 199
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Cuthbert, Ga.
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John Forsyth (1780-1841) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
22, 1780.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1813-18, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-18,
1823-25, 2nd District 1825-27, at-large 1827); resigned 1827; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1818-19, 1829-34; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1819-23; Governor of
Georgia, 1827-29; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1834-41.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
21, 1841 (age 60 years, 364
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Albert Gallatin Foster Jr. (died c.1949) —
also known as Albert G. Foster —
of Madison, Morgan
County, Ga.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1924;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1920.
Died about 1949.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Clay Foster (1843-1890) —
also known as H. Clay Foster —
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
2, 1843.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1870-72.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Honor.
Died August
27, 1890 (age 46 years, 298
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Augusta, 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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Thomas Flournoy Foster (1790-1848) —
also known as Thomas F. Foster —
of Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga.; Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., November
23, 1790.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1822-25; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1829-35, 1841-43.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., September
14, 1848 (age 57 years, 296
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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Tillie Kidd Fowler (1942-2005) —
also known as Tillie K. Fowler; Tillie
Kidd —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., December
23, 1942.
Republican. Lawyer; legislative assistant to U.S. Rep. Robert
G. Stephens, Jr., 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1993-2001; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Junior
League.
Died, of a brain
hemorrhage, in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 2,
2005 (age 62 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Wyche Fowler Jr. (b. 1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., October
6, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer; chief of staff for Rep. Charles
Weltner, 1965-66; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1977-87; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1987-93; defeated, 1992; U.S. Ambassador to
Saudi Arabia, 1996-2001.
Still living as of 2014.
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Donald Hines Fraser (1906-1989) —
also known as Donald H. Fraser —
of Hinesville, Liberty
County, Ga.
Born in Hinesville, Liberty
County, Ga., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1930-31; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1961-69.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died June 26,
1989 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Flemington, Ga.
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Roger Lawson Gamble (1787-1847) —
of Georgia.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., 1787.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; cotton planter;
member of Georgia state legislature, 1820; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-35, 1841-43; superior
court judge in Georgia, 1845-47.
Slaveowner.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., December
20, 1847 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Revolutionary
War Cemetery, Louisville, Ga.
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James Britton Gantt (b. 1845) —
Born in Putnam
County, Ga., October
26, 1845.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1880-86; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1890-1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Gantt and Sarah Gantt. |
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Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (1821-1891) —
also known as Lucius J. Gartrell —
of Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born near Washington, Wilkes
County, Ga., January
7, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1847-51; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Georgia; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1857-61; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia, 1882.
Slaveowner.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 7,
1891 (age 70 years, 90
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Eugene Blackburn Gary (1854-1926) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., August
22, 1854.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Abbeville County,
1889-90; Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina, 1891-93; justice of
South Carolina state supreme court, 1893-1912; chief
justice of South Carolina state supreme court, 1912-26.
Died, from encephalitis
lethargica, in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
10, 1926 (age 72 years, 110
days).
Interment at Upper
Long Cane Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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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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Willis Benjamin Gibbs (1889-1940) —
also known as W. Benjamin Gibbs —
of Jesup, Wayne
County, Ga.
Born in Dupont, Clinch
County, Ga., April
15, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1939-40; died in office
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August
7, 1940 (age 51 years, 114
days).
Interment at Jesup
Cemetery, Jesup, Ga.
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Gordon D. Giffin (born c.1949) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., about 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Georgia; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1997-2001; member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Stirling Price Gilbert (1862-1951) —
also known as S. Price Gilbert —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Stewart
County, Ga., January
31, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1900;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1908-16; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1916-36.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Bar
Association.
Died August
28, 1951 (age 89 years, 209
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Jasper Newton Gilbert and Sarah Louise (Redding) Gilbert; married
1895 to
Mary Howard. |
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George Rockingham Gilmer (1790-1859) —
also known as George R. Gilmer —
of Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga.
Born near Lexington, Wilkes County (now Oglethorpe
County), Ga., April
11, 1790.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1818-19, 1824; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1821-23, 1827-29, 1833-35;
Governor
of Georgia, 1829-31, 1837-39; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Georgia; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia.
Slaveowner.
Died in Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga., November
16, 1859 (age 69 years, 219
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lexington, Ga.
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William Mathis Gober (b. 1875) —
also known as William M. Gober —
of Ocala, Marion
County, Fla.; Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga., July 29,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1916, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Florida, 1920
(alternate), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Florida
state attorney general, 1920; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1921-29; candidate
for justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Gober and Clarisa (Embry) Gober; married, November
21, 1899, to Gussie E. Jackson. |
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Guy Despard Goff (1866-1933) —
also known as Guy D. Goff —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
13, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15; colonel
in the U.S. Army during World War I; member, U.S. Shipping Board,
1920-21; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1925-31; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1928.
Episcopalian.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
7, 1933 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John B. Goodwin (1850-1921) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Cobb
County, Ga., September
22, 1850.
Lawyer; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1883-85, 1893-95; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1890-91; Grand Sire, Sovereighn
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, 1902-03.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 12,
1921 (age 70 years, 232
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Walter A. Gordon (1894-1976) —
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., 1894.
Athletic
coach; police
officer; lawyer; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1955-58; U.S.
District Judge for Virgin Islands, 1958-68.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., April 1,
1976 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Screven
County, Ga., January
17, 1796.
Lawyer; mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1835; member of Georgia
state senate, 1838; founder and president of the Central Railroad
and Banking Co.
Died, from bilious
pleurisy, in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March
22, 1842 (age 46 years, 64
days).
Original interment at Colonial
Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; reinterment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.; memorial monument at Wright
Square, Savannah, Ga.
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Charles Gowen (c.1904-2003) —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born about 1904.
Lawyer; member of Georgia state legislature, 1939-54, 1957-60;
candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1954.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March
31, 2003 (age about 99
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Seaton Grantland (1782-1864) —
of Georgia.
Born in New Kent
County, Va., June 8,
1782.
Whig. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Georgia.
Slaveowner.
Died near Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., October
18, 1864 (age 82 years, 132
days).
Interment at Memory
Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
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Ernest A. Greene —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 1st District, 1937-42.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Mathews Griggs (1861-1910) —
also known as James M. Griggs —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., March
29, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; solicitor-general, Pataula judicial circuit,
1888-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1892;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1893-96; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1897-1910; died in
office 1910.
Died in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., January
5, 1910 (age 48 years, 282
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Ga.
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Thomas Wingfield Grimes (1844-1905) —
also known as Thomas W. Grimes —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., December
18, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1868-69, 1875-76; member of Georgia
state senate, 1878-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1880;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1887-91.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., October
28, 1905 (age 60 years, 314
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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Denmark Groover Jr. (1922-2001) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga., June 30,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bibb County, 1953-57,
1963-65, 1971-75, 1983-95.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
During World War II, served as a pilot in the "Black Sheep Squadron";
an injury left his right arm partially
paralyzed. Sponsored the bill to put the Confederate battle flag
on the Georgia state flag in 1956; supported the removal of the
emblem in 2001.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April
18, 2001 (age 78 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Dupont Guerry (b. 1848) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., March
26, 1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state senate 13th District; elected 1880; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1886-1901;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1892;
candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1902; president,
Wesleyan Female College, 1903-09.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Barnett Guerry and Sarah Amanda (Dixon) Guerry; married,
January
12, 1876, to Fannie Davenport. |
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James Gunn (1753-1801) —
of Georgia.
Born in Virginia, March
13, 1753.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1789-1801.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., July 30,
1801 (age 48 years, 139
days).
Interment at Revolutionary
War Cemetery, Louisville, Ga.
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Thomas C. Hackett (c.1798-1851) —
of Georgia.
Born in Georgia, about 1798.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state senate, 1845; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1849-51.
Died in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
8, 1851 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Jackson Hager and Maud Livingston (Caldwell) Hager; married,
February
4, 1918, to Mary Kelley. |
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Edward Randolph Harden (1813-1884) —
also known as Edward R. Harden —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Ringgold, Catoosa
County, Ga.; Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.; Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga.; Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
20, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1840; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1854-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge in
Georgia, 1872-84.
Died June 12,
1884 (age 70 years, 297
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas William Hardwick (1872-1944) —
also known as Thomas W. Hardwick —
of Sandersville, Washington
County, Ga.
Born in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., December
9, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washington
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1895-97; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1903-14; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1914-19; Governor of
Georgia, 1921-23.
Died in Sandersville, Washington
County, Ga., January
31, 1944 (age 71 years, 53
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Sandersville, Ga.
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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
also known as Nat E. Harris —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Julian Hartridge (1829-1879) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Daufuskie Island, Beaufort
County, S.C., September
9, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1858; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1860;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1875-79; died in office
1879.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
8, 1879 (age 49 years, 121
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Peyton Samuel Hawes (1903-1990) —
also known as Peyton Hawes —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born September
4, 1903.
Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Elbert County, 1931-32; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1970-73.
Died September
9, 1990 (age 87 years, 5
days).
Interment at Heard
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Thomas Jefferson Heard (1801-1876) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., August
21, 1801.
Lawyer; planter;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Georgia
state senate, 1835-36.
Died in Elberton, Elbert
County, Ga., May 4,
1876 (age 74 years, 257
days).
Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) —
also known as Howell T. Heflin —
of Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Poulan, Worth
County, Ga., June 19,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Sheffield, Colbert
County, Ala., March
29, 2005 (age 83 years, 283
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tuscumbia, Ala.; statue at Colbert
County Courthouse Grounds, Tuscumbia, Ala.
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Benjamin Hardin Helm (1831-1863) —
also known as Ben Hardin Helm —
Born in Bardstown, Nelson
County, Ky., June 2,
1831.
Lawyer; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1855-56; declined appointment as
paymaster of the Union Army; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War.
Shot
during the Battle of
Chickamauga, and died soon after, Chickamauga, Walker
County, Ga., September
21, 1863 (age 32 years, 111
days).
Interment at Helm Cemetery, Near Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky.
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Robert Harwell Henley (1843-1873) —
also known as Robert Henley —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Demopolis, Marengo
County, Ala., January
20, 1843.
Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1871-73; appointed 1871; died in office 1873.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., April
22, 1873 (age 30 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Smith Herndon (1835-1903) —
also known as William S. Herndon —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., November
27, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; attorney, advisor, and solicitor for several railroad
companies; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1871-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876,
1880.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
11, 1903 (age 67 years, 318
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
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Joshua Hill (1812-1891) —
of Madison, Morgan
County, Ga.
Born in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., January
10, 1812.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1857-61; resigned 1861;
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1869-73.
Slaveowner.
Died in Madison, Morgan
County, Ga., March 6,
1891 (age 79 years, 55
days).
Interment at Madison
Cemetery, Madison, Ga.
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Junius Hillyer (1807-1886) —
of Monroe, Walton
County, Ga.
Born in Wilkes
County, Ga., April
23, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1841-45; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1851-55; Solictor, U.S.
Treasury, 1857-61.
Slaveowner.
Died in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., June 21,
1886 (age 79 years, 59
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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P. Harris Hines —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1983-95; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1995-.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives: Son
of James Reuben Hines and Edith (Hawkins) Hines; married to Helen
Holmes Hill. |
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Calvin Milton Hitch (b. 1869) —
also known as Calvin M. Hitch —
of Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Morven, Brooks
County, Ga.
Born in Morven, Brooks
County, Ga., July 28,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1896-97; secretary of
Georgia Democratic Party, 1910-12; U.S. Consul in Nottingham, 1915-20; Basel, as of 1924-29; U.S. Consul General in Wellington, as of 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert M. Hitch and Martha (Fall) Hitch; married, February
19, 1890, to Ida Blanche Parrish. |
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Horace Moore Holden (b. 1866) —
also known as Horace Holden —
of Crawfordville, Taliaferro
County, Ga.; Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Warren
County, Ga., March 5,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1898; superior court judge
in Georgia, 1900-07; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1907-11; appointed 1907; resigned
1911.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Frank Holden; married, June 1,
1893, to Mary Corry. |
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R. Eugene Holley (c.1926-2000) —
of Georgia.
Born about 1926.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state senate, 1965-77.
In 1980, he was convicted
of bank
fraud and sentenced
to ten years in prison
(later reduced to three years); served 16 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died soon afterward, in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 19,
2000 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Westover
Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga.
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Hopkins Holsey (1779-1859) —
of Georgia.
Born in Campbell
County, Va., August
25, 1779.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state legislature, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39; newspaper
publisher.
Slaveowner.
Died in Butler, Taylor
County, Ga., March
31, 1859 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Taylor County, Ga.
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John Houstoun (1744-1796) —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Waynesboro, Burke
County, Ga., August
31, 1744.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; Governor of
Georgia, 1778, 1784-85; defeated, 1787; mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1790-91; superior court judge in Georgia, 1792.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died near Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., July 20,
1796 (age 51 years, 324
days).
Interment at Bonaventure
Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Pierre D. Howard Jr. (b. 1943) —
of Georgia.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., February
3, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state senate, 1973-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1991-; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Georgia.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Marcellus Howard (1857-1932) —
also known as William M. Howard —
of Lexington, Oglethorpe
County, Ga.; Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Berwick, St. Mary
Parish, La., December
6, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor-General, Northern Judicial
Circuit, 1884-96; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1897-1911.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 5,
1932 (age 74 years, 212
days).
Interment at Clarke
Cemetery, Lexington, Ga.
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William Schley Howard (1875-1953) —
also known as William S. Howard —
of Kirkwood (now part of Atlanta), DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Kirkwood (now part of Atlanta), DeKalb
County, Ga., June 29,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Patrick
Walsh, 1894-95; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1900; solicitor general, Stone
Mountain judicial circuit, 1905-11; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1911-19.
English
ancestry.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., August
1, 1953 (age 78 years, 33
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Richard Howly (1740-1784) —
also known as Richard Howley —
of Georgia.
Born in Liberty
County, Ga., 1740.
Planter;
lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1779-83; Governor of
Georgia, 1780; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-81; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1782-83.
Catholic.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December, 1784
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Colonial
Park Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr. (1832-1901) —
also known as Richard B. Hubbard, Jr. —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Walton
County, Ga., November
1, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1856,
1880;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1857-59; member of Texas
state senate, 1859-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1873-76; Governor of
Texas, 1876-79; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1885.
Died July 12,
1901 (age 68 years, 253
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Tyler, Tex.
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Carol W. Hunstein —
Lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1985; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Durden Inglis (b. 1959) —
also known as Bob Inglis —
of South Carolina.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., October
11, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1993-99;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1998.
Still living as of 2014.
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Alfred Iverson, Sr. (1798-1873) —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Liberty
County, Ga., December
3, 1798.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1827-30; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1835-37, 1850-54; member of Georgia
state senate, 1843-44; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1847-49; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1855-61.
Slaveowner.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., March 4,
1873 (age 74 years, 91
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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Ebenezer Jackson Jr. (1796-1874) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., January
31, 1796.
Whig. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1829-32, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1834-35; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Connecticut, 1839.
Died in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
17, 1874 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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James Jackson (1819-1887) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ga., October
18, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1845-49; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1846-59; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1857-61; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1875-80; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.
Slaveowner.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
13, 1887 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938-2003) —
also known as Maynard H. Jackson;
"Buzzy" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March
23, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1976,
1980,
1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1993.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed (heart
attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan National Airport,
and died soon after, at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 23,
2003 (age 65 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Craig Taylor James (b. 1941) —
also known as Craig T. James —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., May 5,
1941.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1989-93.
Still living as of 1998.
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Edgar Lanier Jenkins (1933-2012) —
also known as Ed Jenkins —
of Jasper, Pickens
County, Ga.
Born in Young Harris, Towns
County, Ga., January
4, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; staff member for U.S. Rep. Phillip
M. Landrum, 1959-62; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1977-93.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
1, 2012 (age 78 years, 362
days).
Interment at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blairsville, Ga.
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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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Hugh Judge Jewett (1817-1898) —
also known as Hugh Jewett —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Harford
County, Md., July 1,
1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio
state senate, 1853; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1855-56; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1855, 1868-69; railroad
president; candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1861; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1873-74; defeated, 1860
(16th District), 1870 (7th District); resigned 1874; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1880.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., March 6,
1898 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Zanesville, Ohio.
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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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Cone Johnson (1860-1933) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Dawsonville, Dawson
County, Ga., June 11,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1886-88; member of Texas
state senate, 1888-92; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1912
(speaker),
1920,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March
17, 1933 (age 72 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry C. Johnson Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Hank Johnson —
of Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
2, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; DeKalb
County Commissioner, 2001-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2008.
Buddhist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp. |
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Thomas Goode Jones (1844-1914) —
also known as Thomas G. Jones —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., November
26, 1844.
Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1885-88; Governor of
Alabama, 1890-94; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention
from Alabama, 1896.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., April
28, 1914 (age 69 years, 153
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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