Meriwether County
Georgia
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Meriwether County
Georgia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Meriwether County
Index to Locations
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Joseph Meriwether Terrell (1861-1912) —
also known as Joseph M. Terrell —
of Greenville, Meriwether
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, June 6,
1861.
Democrat. Georgia
state attorney general, 1892-1902; Governor of
Georgia, 1902-07; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1910-11.
Died November
17, 1912 (age 51 years, 164
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Henry Richard Harris (1828-1909) —
of Greenville, Meriwether
County, Ga.
Born in Sparta, Hancock
County, Ga., February
2, 1828.
Democrat. Delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1861; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1873-79, 1885-87.
Died October
15, 1909 (age 81 years, 255
days).
Interment at Greenville Cemetery.
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Hiram Warner (1802-1881) —
of Greenville, Meriwether
County, Ga.
Born in Williamsburg, Hampshire
County, Mass., October
29, 1802.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1827-31; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1833-40; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1845-53, 1868-72; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1867-68, 1872-80; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1855-57; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1865-67.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 30,
1881 (age 78 years, 244
days).
Interment at Town Cemetery.
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