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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; 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.
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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; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Georgia; 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. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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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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Relatives: Son
of Lorenzo Nolley Dantzler and Bessie (Hunt) Dantzler; married 1921 to Louise
Gay. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Tampa Morning Tribune,
March 31, 1951 |
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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. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
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; 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.
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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 |
| | | Relatives: Son of William Winslow
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. Mayor
of Chapel Hill, N.C., 1949-55; member of North
Carolina state senate 16th District, 1957-59.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1983
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier; married 1934 to Nancy
Thelma Herndon. |
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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;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1981-87; defeated, 1986, 2000; U.S.
Ambassador to Seychelles, 1992-93.
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;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia.
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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