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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; Democratic Presidential Elector
for Georgia, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944;
Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Rotary; Moose.
Gave Fort Mountain to the state of Georgia.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen; married 1908 to Irene
Beaumont; father of Ivan
Earnest Allen Jr.. |
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Ivan Earnest Allen Jr. (1911-2003) —
also known as Ivan Allen, Jr. —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March
15, 1911.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive assistant to
Gov. Ellis
Arnall, 1945-46; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1962-70.
Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Rotary.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., July 1,
2003 (age 92 years, 108
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Amos Milledge Anderson (1908-1977) —
also known as A. M. Anderson —
of Perry, Houston
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Houston
County, Ga., December
7, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Houston County Democratic Party, 1934-39; circuit judge in
Georgia Macon Circuit, 1939-44, 1946-61; served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; vice-president and trust officer, First National
Bank
and Trust Co., Macon, Ga., 1961.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary.
Died in December, 1977
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Milledge Anderson and Irene (Phillips) Anderson; married, July 17,
1930, to Laura Killen Gilbert. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Cohen Anderson and Laura (Tooke) Anderson; married to
Elizabeth Griswold. |
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Herschel Whitfield Arant (1887-1941) —
also known as Herschel W. Arant —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Church Hill, Tallapoosa
County, Ala., July 18,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Order of
the Coif; Rotary.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in a hospital
at Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, January
14, 1941 (age 53 years, 180
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Woodrow Barbee (1912-1997) —
of Phenix City, Russell
County, Ala.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., September
30, 1912.
Mayor
of Phenix City, Ala., 1962-66.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, in Hamilton
House, Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., January
26, 1997 (age 84 years, 118
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Ala.
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William Hale Barrett (1866-1941) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., September
10, 1866.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1922-41;
died in office 1941.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died May 1,
1941 (age 74 years, 233
days).
Interment somewhere
in Augusta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hale Barrett and Susan (Rhind) Barrett; married, October
19, 1892, to Ella C. Barnes. |
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Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop (1908-1994) —
also known as Max Waldo Bishop —
of Bettendorf, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Gravette, Benton
County, Ark., October
30, 1908.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Colombo, 1945; U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1955-58.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., November
18, 1994 (age 86 years, 19
days).
Interment at Peterson
Cemetery, Ailey, Ga.; cenotaph at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Gravette, Ark.
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Kevin Brooks (b. 1967) —
of Cleveland, Bradley
County, Tenn.
Born in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., May 4,
1967.
Republican. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives 24th District, 2007-18; mayor
of Cleveland, Tenn., 2018-.
Church
of God. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2020.
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Howard Hollis Callaway (1927-2014) —
also known as Howard H. Callaway; Bo
Callaway —
of Pine Mountain, Harris
County, Ga.; Crested Butte, Gunnison
County, Colo.
Born in LaGrange, Troup
County, Ga., April 2,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1965-67; candidate for
Governor
of Georgia 1966, election inconclusive; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1968-73; Republican Presidential
Elector for Georgia, 1972
(voted for Richard
M. Nixon and Spiro
T. Agnew); Colorado
Republican state chair, 1981-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., March
15, 2014 (age 86 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley; married 1960 to Sandra
M. Lineberger. |
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Linton McGee Collins (1902-1972) —
also known as Linton M. Collins —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., June 21,
1902.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-72; died in office 1972.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
12, 1972 (age 69 years, 296
days).
Interment at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Helen, Ga.
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Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler III (1899-1951) —
also known as L. N. Dantzler Jr. —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
25, 1899.
Lumber
business; Honorary
Vice-Consul for Argentina in Tampa,
Fla., 1928-47.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla., March
30, 1951 (age 51 years, 186
days).
Interment at Griffin Cemetery, Moss Point, Miss.
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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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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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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; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1940
(alternate), 1960.
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.
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James Fenimore Cooper Griggs (1862-1924) —
also known as James F. C. Griggs —
of Apalachicola, Franklin
County, Fla.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., August
21, 1862.
Democrat. Half-owner of Apalachicola's electric
light and telephone
systems; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1912
(speaker),
1924
(alternate); U.S.
Collector of Customs at Tampa, Fla., Florida, 1913-21.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from diabetes
and heart
disease, in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., November
4, 1924 (age 62 years, 75
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Cemetery, Apalachicola, Fla.
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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.
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Thomas Jefferson Hamilton (b. 1885) —
also known as Thomas J. Hamilton —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Grovetown, Columbia
County, Ga., November
20, 1885.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; director, Georgia and Florida Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928;
postmaster at Augusta,
Ga., 1933-37 (acting, 1933-34).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Thomas
Jefferson |
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Hamilton and Kate Fleming (Mosly) Hamilton; married, June 10,
1908, to Daisye Ramsey. |
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Harry Cook Jackson (1915-2000) —
also known as Harry C. Jackson —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., July 23,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of Georgia
state senate; elected 1961; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1974; mayor
of Columbus, Ga., 1979-82.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died February
12, 2000 (age 84 years, 204
days).
Interment at Parkhill
Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
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Bevil Jones —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Bishop; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1988.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edwin Sidney Lanier (1901-1983) —
also known as Edwin S. Lanier —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born near Metter, Candler
County, Ga., July 19,
1901.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; director of student financial aid (1934-61), and director
of records and registration (1945-61), University of North Carolina;
mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-54; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59; North Carolina
state personnel director, 1961-62; North
Carolina insurance commissioner, 1962-72; appointed 1962.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from emphysema,
in Wesleyan Nursing
Center, Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., March 5,
1983 (age 81 years, 229
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Mack Francis Mattingly (b. 1931) —
also known as Mack F. Mattingly —
of St. Simons Island, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
7, 1931.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1964;
Republican Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1972
(voted for Richard
M. Nixon and Spiro
T. Agnew); U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1981-87; defeated, 1986, 2000; U.S.
Ambassador to Seychelles, 1992-93; Republican Presidential Elector for
Georgia, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Abit Nix (b. 1888) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson
County, Ga., July 3,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Citizens and Southern Bank;
director, Progressive Life
Insurance Company; director, New Georgian Hotel
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940;
Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1940;
Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix; married 1913 to Eunice
Little. |
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William Lee Robinson (b. 1943) —
also known as Lee Robinson —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
24, 1943.
Hardware
business; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1975-82; lawyer; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 1987-91; Macon Judicial Circuit Public Defender,
2004-.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Randall James Sauder (b. 1954) —
also known as Randy Sauder —
of Smyrna, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in DuBois, Clearfield
County, Pa., June 6,
1954.
Lawyer;
political
consultant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1995-2000; defeated (Democratic),
2000.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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Hugh P. Thompson —
of Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1979-94; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1994-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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