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Robert E. Chastain (b. 1890) —
of Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., August
19, 1890.
Democrat. Oil distributor; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1941-42,
1945-46, 1949-50, 1953-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rainey R. Chastain and Etta (Jones) Chastain; married, December
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Oscar Branch Colquitt (1861-1940) —
also known as Oscar B. Colquitt —
of Pittsburg, Camp
County, Tex.; Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex.
Born in Camilla, Mitchell
County, Ga., December
16, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; oil business; member of Texas
state senate 9th District, 1895-98; Governor of
Texas, 1911-15; defeated, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1916; member, U.S. Board of Railway Labor
Mediation.
Methodist.
Died March 8,
1940 (age 78 years, 83
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Alexander Robert Lawton Jr. (b. 1884) —
also known as Alexander R. Lawton, Jr. —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
16, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general solicitor, Central of Georgia Railway;
general solicitor, Ocean Steamship
Co. of Savannah; director, Colonial Oil Company; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Chatham County, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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James Brailey Odham (1919-1996) —
also known as Brailey Odham —
of Sanford, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, September
6, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; oil distributor; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1947-50; candidate for Governor of
Florida, 1952, 1954; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Florida, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1964; builder;
real
estate broker.
Died June 22,
1996 (age 76 years, 290
days).
Interment at Palm
Cemetery, Winter Park, Fla.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in
oil refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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