The Political Graveyard: Dougherty County, Ga.

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Dougherty County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dougherty County

Index to Locations

Oakview Cemetery
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

William Ephraim Smith (1829-1890) — also known as Tete Smith — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., March 14, 1829. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1875-81; member of Georgia state senate, 1886-88. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., March 11, 1890 (age 60 years, 362 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Nelson Tift (1810-1891) — of Georgia. Born in Connecticut, 1810. Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1840; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1841; served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1868-69. Died in 1891 (age about 81 years). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.

		Tift County, Ga. is named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Riverside Cemetery
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Clennon Washington King, Jr. (c.1921-2000) — also known as Clennon King; "The Black Don Quixote" — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born about 1921. Minister; Independent Afro-American candidate for President of the United States, 1960; candidate for mayor of Miami, Fla., 1996. African ancestry. Attempted to enroll in the then-all-white University of Mississippi in 1958, and was sent to the state's insane asylum; attempted to join and integrate Jimmy Carter's all-white Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., on the eve of the 1976 presidential election. Jailed on numerous occasions for his flamboyant tactics. Died, of prostate cancer, in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., February 12, 2000 (age about 79 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Lott Warren (1797-1861) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia, 1797. Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-43. Died in 1861 (age about 64 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

		Relatives: Relative of George T. Warren II.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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