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Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) —
also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 5,
1901.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor,
producer,
director
of many motion
pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway.
Jewish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia
and cardiac
complications, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
4, 1981 (age 80 years, 121
days).
Cremated.
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James H. Gray (1915-1986) —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 17,
1915.
Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Herald newspaper;
owner of WALB radio and television stations; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952
(alternate), 1968;
Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1960; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1966; mayor of
Albany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986.
Died, following a heart
attack, at the New England Medical
Center, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
19, 1986 (age 71 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) —
also known as Marvin Griffin —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Decatur County, 1935-36;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Adjutant
General of Georgia, 1944-47; president, radio station
WMGR, Bainbridge, Ga., 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1948-55; Governor of
Georgia, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions.
Died June 13,
1982 (age 74 years, 282
days).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
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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.
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Charles Joseph Scarborough (b. 1963) —
also known as Joe Scarborough —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 9,
1963.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1995-2001; resigned
2001; host of the television news commentary show "Scarborough
Country" on MSNBC.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harold Columbus Suit (c.1922-1994) —
also known as Hal Suit —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born about 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
television journalist; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia.
Died November
20, 1994 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Kennesaw, Ga.
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