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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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Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Harrison, Washington
County, Ga., September
5, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968,
1984;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80; first
Black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons;
Shriners; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Lynwood Bentley (1904-1975) —
also known as J. Lynwood Bentley —
of Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., March 1,
1904.
Democrat. Farmer; merchant;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Upson County, 1941-44; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died July 7,
1975 (age 71 years, 128
days).
Interment at Trice
Cemetery, Upson County, Ga.
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William T. Bodenhamer (1905-1984) —
of Ty Ty, Tift
County, Ga.; Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., November
19, 1905.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister;
Tift
County Superintendent of Schools, 1937-39; president,
Nordman College, 1944-49; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1953-56.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Blue
Key; Woodmen.
Died in October, 1984
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Edgar Bodenhamer and Katherine (Hunt) Bodenhamer; married,
January
27, 1935, to Mariam Cornelia Brooks. |
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Morris Brandon (1862-1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., April
13, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died February
13, 1940 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon; married, June 1,
1892, to Harriet Inman. |
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Johnnie Lafayette Caldwell (b. 1922) —
also known as Johnnie L. Caldwell —
of Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga.
Born in Butler, Taylor
County, Ga., August
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Upson County, 1955-70;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968;
Georgia
state comptroller general, 1971-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Sidney Camp (1892-1954) —
also known as A. Sidney Camp —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born near Moreland, Coweta
County, Ga., July 26,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Coweta County Democratic Party, 1915-20; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1923; resigned
1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1939-54; died in office
1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1954 (age 61 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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Lawrence Sabyllia Camp (1898-1947) —
also known as Lawrence S. Camp —
of Fairburn, Campbell County (now Fulton
County), Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Fairburn, Fulton
County, Ga., November
20, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Campbell County, 1923-24; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; Georgia
state attorney general, 1932-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1934-42; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1938.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order.
Died May 5,
1947 (age 48 years, 166
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp; married,
June
25, 1918, to Rubye Tanner. |
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Allen Alexander Chappell (b. 1889) —
also known as Allen Chappell —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
24, 1889.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1933-34,
1937-40; member of Georgia
state senate, 1935; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1941-65.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) —
also known as Randall N. Christmas; Randy
Christmas —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Ocilla, Irwin
County, Ga., October
14, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, at North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 27,
1969 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Southern
Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Isaac Perry Cocke (1860-1912) —
also known as I. P. Cocke —
of Lee
County, Ga.; Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Burke
County, Ga., 1860.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, from pneumonia
and diabetes,
in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., January
23, 1912 (age about 51
years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Dawson, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Perry Cock and Almeda Malvina (Griffin) Cock; married to
Minnie Huff. |
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memorial |
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Steve Moreland Cocke (b. 1894) —
also known as Steve M. Cocke —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Armena, Lee
County, Ga., February
14, 1894.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate 11th District, 1951-52; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Moose; Sigma
Nu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Franklin Cocke and Annie (Moreland) Cocke; married, October
23, 1915, to Pauline Barbre. |
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John Sanford Cohen (1870-1935) —
also known as John S. Cohen —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., February
26, 1870.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1924-; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1932-33.
Episcopalian.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1935 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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J. Eugene Cook (b. 1904) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Wrightsville, Johnson
County, Ga., April 4,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1945-65; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1952;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1965-67.
Baptist.
Member, Delta
Sigma Pi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Woodmen;
Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Monroe Cook and Ida (Preston) Cook; married, June 28,
1928, to Julia Adelaide McClatchey. |
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Zachariah Daniel Cravey (1894-1966) —
also known as Zack D. Cravey —
of DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Milan, Telfair
County, Ga., April
13, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Telfair
County Tax Collector, 1920-33; Georgia state game and fish
commissioner, 1934-37; Georgia natural resources commissioner,
1941-43; Georgia
state comptroller general, 1947-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in November, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Charles Cravey and Margaret Jane (Studstill) Cravey;
married 1921 to Jane
Ophelia Pinkerton. |
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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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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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Frank Owen Evans (1910-1986) —
also known as Frank O. Evans —
of Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga.
Born in Gordon, Wilkinson
County, Ga., December
15, 1910.
Republican. Member of Georgia
Republican State Central Committee, 1932-38; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Republican candidate for
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1948;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1953-61.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died August
15, 1986 (age 75 years, 243
days).
Interment at Memory
Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Earl Evans and Anna R. (Owen) Evans; married to E. Anne
Bone. |
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memorial |
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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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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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Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) —
also known as Marvin Griffin —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
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; American Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968.
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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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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James Emmett Hall (1889-1960) —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ga., July 24,
1889.
Banker;
insurance
business; farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1926.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 14,
1960 (age 70 years, 295
days).
Interment at Westview Cemetery, Soperton, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of I. H. Hall and Issie (Dopson) Hall; married to Willie Lou
Cochran. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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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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Thomas T. Irvin (b. 1929) —
of Georgia.
Born in Lula, Hall
County, Ga., July 14,
1929.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1957-60, 1965-67; Georgia
commissioner of agriculture, 1969-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1975.
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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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Thomas Mercer Linder (b. 1887) —
also known as Tom Linder —
of Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis
County, Ga.
Born in Laurens
County, Ga., November
8, 1887.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1923-25; executive secretary to
Gov. Eugene
Talmadge, 1933-34; Georgia
commissioner of agriculture, 1935-37, 1941-53.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis B. Linder and Nancy Jane (Beall) Linder; married 1909 to Hazel
Kirk Carter. |
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James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) —
also known as James G. Martin —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
11, 1935.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of
North Carolina, 1985-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Rupert Leo Murphy (b. 1909) —
also known as Rupert L. Murphy —
of Georgia.
Born in Byromville, Dooly
County, Ga., July 27,
1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
traffic manager in textile
industry; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1955-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Luther H. Murphy and Ardelia (Woodruff) Murphy; married, April
18, 1931, to Marion Kerlin. |
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George Moultrie Napier (1863-1932) —
also known as George M. Napier —
of Monroe, Walton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., March
28, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1921-32; died in office 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., May 4,
1932 (age 69 years, 37
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Campbell Napier and Julia Louise (Sharpe) Napier; married,
December
16, 1905, to Frances Nunnally. |
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Jack Phillip Nix (b. 1921) —
of Georgia.
Born in Cleveland, White
County, Ga., October
6, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Georgia
state superintendent of schools, 1965-.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Emmett Marshall Owen (1877-1939) —
also known as Emmett M. Owen —
of Zebulon, Pike
County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born near Hollonville, Pike
County, Ga., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; fruit
farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1933-39; died in office
1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1939 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Zebulon, Ga.
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John Leonard Pilcher (1898-1981) —
also known as J. L. Pilcher —
of Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born near Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., August
27, 1898.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1930; member of Georgia
state senate, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1953-65.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., August
20, 1981 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Meigs
Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Ga.
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Robert C. Word Ramspeck (1890-1972) —
also known as Robert Ramspeck —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., September
5, 1890.
Democrat. Secretary to U.S. Rep. William
S. Howard, 1912; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1929-45.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order.
Died in Castor, Bienville
Parish, La., September
10, 1972 (age 82 years, 5
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) —
also known as Frank M. Scarlett —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., June 9,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928
(alternate), 1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1946-68;
took senior status 1968; senior judge, 1968-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died November
18, 1971 (age 80 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair), 1960
(delegation chair); reprimanded
by the House of Representatives, 1976, over conflicts
of interest.
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, 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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Herman Eugene Talmadge (1913-2002) —
also known as Herman E. Talmadge —
of Lovejoy, Clayton
County, Ga.
Born near McRae (now McRae-Helena), Telfair
County, Ga., August
9, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Governor of
Georgia, 1947, 1948-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; received one
electoral vote for Vice-President, 1956.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Died in Hampton, Henry
County, Ga., March
21, 2002 (age 88 years, 224
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Henry County, Ga.
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Melvin Ernest Thompson (1903-1980) —
also known as Melvin E. Thompson —
of Valdosta, Lowndes
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 1,
1903.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; school
principal; superintendent
of schools; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1946-47; Governor of
Georgia, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Member, Elks; Woodmen of
the World; Civitan;
Freemasons;
Shriners; Kappa
Phi Kappa.
Died October
3, 1980 (age 77 years, 155
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Valdosta, Ga.
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James Russell Tuten (1911-1968) —
also known as J. Russell Tuten —
of Georgia.
Born in Appling
County, Ga., July 23,
1911.
Democrat. Mayor
of Brunswick, Ga., 1958, 1962; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1963-67; defeated, 1966.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Kiwanis.
Died in Falls
Church, Va., August
16, 1968 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Palmetto
Cemetery, Brunswick, Ga.
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James Drake Weaver (b. 1874) —
also known as James D. Weaver —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., September
30, 1874.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1920-21; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1926;
vice-president, Dawson State Bank;
general manager and treasurer, Dawson Telephone
Co.
Methodist.
Member, Farmers
Union; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Alvah Weaver and Martha Flewellen (Drake) Weaver; married
to Comer Carver. |
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Benjamin Thomas Wiggins (b. 1920) —
also known as Ben T. Wiggins —
of Toccoa, Stephens
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
19, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Stephens County, 1951-56;
resigned 1956; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1956-; appointed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Stephens Wood (1885-1968) —
also known as John S. Wood —
of Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga.
Born near Ball Ground, Cherokee
County, Ga., February
8, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1917; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1925-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1931-35, 1945-53;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Junior
Order; Redmen.
Died in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., September
12, 1968 (age 83 years, 217
days).
Interment at Arlington
Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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