The Political Graveyard: Decatur County, Ga.

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Decatur County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Decatur County

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Oak City Cemetery
Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) — also known as Marvin Griffin — of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. Born in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga., September 4, 1907. Son of Ernest Howard Griffin (Pat) and Josie (Butler) Griffin. 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.

		Relatives: Married 1931 to Mary Elizabeth Smith.
		See also National Governors Association biography

Benjamin Edward Russell (1845-1909) — also known as Benjamin E. Russell — of Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga. Born in Monticello, Jefferson County, Fla., October 5, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1880; mayor of Bainbridge, Ga., 1881-82; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1893-97. Died in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga., December 4, 1909 (age 64 years, 60 days). Interment at Oak City Cemetery.

		Relatives: Cousin of Rienzi Melville Johnston.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Maston Emmett O'Neal, Jr. (1907-1990) — of Georgia. Born in Bainbridge, Decatur County, Ga., July 19, 1907. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1965-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Died in 1990 (age about 82 years). Interment at Oak City Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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