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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907-1992) —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., March 20,
1907.
Son of Joseph Gibbs Arnall and Bessie Lena (Ellis) Arnall.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Coweta County, 1933-36; Georgia
state attorney general, 1939-43; Governor of
Georgia, 1943-47; defeated, 1966 (Democratic primary); candidate
1966; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944;
president, Dixie Insurance
Co., 1948.
Baptist. Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions; Phi
Delta Phi; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Phi; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
Junior
Order; Elks; Eagles; Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Jaycees;
Kiwanis;
Civitan.
Died December
13, 1992 (age 85 years, 268
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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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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Druie Douglas Barnard, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Doug Barnard, Jr. —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., March 20,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1977-93.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marcus Wayland Beck (1860-1943) —
also known as Marcus W. Beck —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Harris
County, Ga., April 28,
1860.
Son of Rev. James W. Beck and Margaret (Wells) Beck.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1890; superior court judge in Georgia, 1894-98;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1905-37.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., January
21, 1943 (age 82 years, 268
days).
Interment at Jackson
City Cemetery, Jackson, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James W. Beck and Margaret (Wells) Beck; married, December
13, 1888, to Carrie R. Ellis; father of Marcus W. Beck, Jr.
(1898-1918; U.S. Marine in World War I, killed in action at
Chateau-Thierry). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John William Bennett (b. 1865) —
also known as John W. Bennett —
of Waycross, Ware
County, Ga.
Born in Wayne
County, Ga., September
15, 1865.
Son of John T. Bennett and Rebecca Jane (Akins) Bennett.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1892-96; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1919-22.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
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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Francis Guinn Birdsong (1891-1979) —
also known as Frank G. Birdsong —
of La Grange, Troup
County, Ga.
Born in La Grange, Troup
County, Ga., February
15, 1891.
Son of Andrew Woodie Birdsong and Kathrine (Guinn) Birdsong.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Troup County, 1951-56.
Baptist.
Died in La Grange, Troup
County, Ga., May 25,
1979 (age 88 years, 99
days).
Interment at Shadowlawn Cemetery, La Grange, Ga.
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Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. (b. 1947) —
also known as Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala., February
4, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1977-91; member of Georgia
state senate, 1991-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
Son of Joshua Edgar Bodenhamer (1875-1933) and Katherine (Hunt)
Bodenhamer (born 1875).
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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Arthur Key Bolton (b. 1922) —
of Spalding
County, Ga.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., May 14,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Spalding County, 1949-56,
1959-66; Georgia
state attorney general, 1965-81.
Baptist. Member, Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1981.
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William Augustus Bootle (1902-2005) —
also known as William A. Bootle —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Walterboro, Colleton
County, S.C., August
19, 1902.
Son of Philip Loraine Bootle and Laura Lilla (Benton) Bootle.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1929-33; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1954-72; took
senior status 1972.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Civitan.
Died January
25, 2005 (age 102 years,
159 days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Joseph A. Boyd, Jr. (1916-2007) —
of Hialeah, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Hoschton, Jackson
County, Ga., November
16, 1916.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1969-87.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Lions.
Died, of heart
failure, in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., October
26, 2007 (age 90 years, 344
days).
Interment at Culley's MeadowWood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, Fla.
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Jack Thomas Brinkley (b. 1930) —
also known as Jack T. Brinkley —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born in Faceville, Decatur
County, Ga., December
22, 1930.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1965-67; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1967-83.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1998.
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Paul Collins Broun (b. 1946) —
also known as Paul C. Broun —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., December
7, 1946.
Son of Paul
C. Broun.
Republican. Physician;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1996; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 2007-; defeated, 1990.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2008.
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Cecil Earl Brown (1921-1988) —
also known as Cecil E. Brown —
of Lumber City, Telfair
County, Ga.
Born in Chauncey, Dodge
County, Ga., April 2,
1921.
Son of Edd Brown (1894-1947) and Mary Ann (Jones) Brown (born 1895).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; wholesale lumber
business; director, Bank of
Lumber City; mayor of Lumber City, Ga., 1947-50; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Telfair County, 1953-56.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died December
19, 1988 (age 67 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
14, 1949, to Nancey Elizabeth McGinty (born
1924). |
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James Pope Brown (b. 1855) —
of Georgia.
Born in Houston
County, Ga., May 4,
1855.
Member of Georgia state legislature, 1894.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Mackey Brown (1851-1932) —
also known as Joseph M. Brown —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., December
28, 1851.
Son of Joseph
Emerson Brown and Elizabeth (Grisham) Brown.
Governor
of Georgia, 1909-11, 1912-13.
Baptist. Member, Chi Phi.
Died March 3,
1932 (age 80 years, 66
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Max Burns (b. 1948) —
of Sylvania, Screven
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., November
8, 1948.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 2003-05; defeated,
2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Dekle Busbee (1927-2004) —
of Georgia.
Born in Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga., August 7,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1957-72; Governor of
Georgia, 1975-83.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta.
Died, at Savannah International Airport,
Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., July 16,
2004 (age 76 years, 344
days).
Interment somewhere
in Duluth, Ga.
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Garland Turk Byrd (1924-1997) —
of Reynolds, Taylor
County, Ga.
Born in Reynolds, Taylor
County, Ga., July 16,
1924.
Son of Dozier
Eugene Byrd and Mabel (Gaultney) Byrd (born 1899).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; real estate
business; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Taylor County, 1947-50;
resigned 1950; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1959-63.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Chi.
Died May 31,
1997 (age 72 years, 319
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Reynolds, Ga.
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Relatives:
Married, August
22, 1946, to Gloria Elizabeth Whatley (born
1925). |
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Jonnie Lafayette Caldwell (b. 1922) —
also known as Jonnie L. Caldwell —
of Upson
County, Ga.
Born in Butler, Taylor
County, Ga., August
10, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Upson County, 1955-70; Georgia
state comptroller general, 1971-.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Still living as of 1975.
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S. Sam Caldwell (b. 1929) —
of Georgia.
Born in East Point, Fulton
County, Ga., January
22, 1929.
Georgia
commissioner of labor, 1967-.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lawrence Sabyllia Camp (1898-1947) —
also known as Lawrence S. Camp —
of Fairburn, Fulton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Fairburn, Fulton
County, Ga., November
20, 1898.
Son of William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1921-25; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1930-32; Georgia
state attorney general, 1932-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1934-42; candidate
in primary 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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Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) —
of Georgia.
Born in Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., August
13, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate 14th District, 1967-81.
Baptist.
Died at Sumter Regional Hospital,
Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., June 24,
1999 (age 78 years, 315
days).
Interment at Lebanon
Cemetery, Near Plains, Sumter County, Ga.
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James Earl Carter, Jr. (b. 1924) —
also known as Jimmy Carter; "The Peanut";
"Dasher"; "Deacon" —
of Plains, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in a hospital,
at Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., October
1, 1924.
Son of James
Earl Carter, Sr. and Lillian (Gordy) Carter (1898-1983).
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1963-66; Governor of
Georgia, 1971-75; defeated in primary, 1966; President
of the United States, 1977-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1984,
1988.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Alpha Delta; Lions.
Received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2002.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of James
Earl Carter, Sr. and Lillian (Gordy) Carter (1898-1983); first
cousin of Hugh
Alton Carter, Sr.; married, July 7,
1946, to Eleanor Rosalynn Smith; father of John
William Carter. See Carter
family of Georgia. |
| | | Cross-reference: Clennon
King — Thomas
A. Hutto — Griffin
Smith — Jane
F. Harman |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Jimmy Carter: Turning
Point : A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age
(1992) — An
Hour Before Daylight : Memories of a Rural Boyhood
(2001) — Keeping
Faith : Memoirs of a President (1982) — Always
a Reckoning and Other Poems (1995) — The
Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East
(1993) — Everything
to Gain : Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life
(1987) — A
Government As Good As Its People (1977) — Living
Faith (1996) — Negotiation:
The Alternative to Hostility (1984) — An
Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections (1994) —
Sources
of Strength : Meditations on Scripture for a Living Faith
(1997) — The
Virtues of Aging (1998) — Why
Not The Best? (1975) — Talking
Peace : A Vision for the Next Generation (1993, for young
readers) |
| | | Books about Jimmy Carter: Douglas
Brinkley, The
Unfinished Presidency : Jimmy Carter's Journey to the Nobel Peace
Prize — Rod Troester, Jimmy
Carter as Peacemaker : A Post-Presidential
Biography |
| | | Critical books about Jimmy Carter:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents — Steven F.
Hayward, The
Real Jimmy Carter : How Our Worst Ex-President Undermines American
Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators, and Created the Party of Clinton
and Kerry — Bernard Goldberg, 100
People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is
#37) |
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Bryant Thomas Castellow (1876-1962) —
also known as Bryant T. Castellow —
of Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga.
Born in Quitman
County, Ga., July 29,
1876.
Son of William Franklin Castellow and Mary (Gay) Castellow.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1932-37.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga., July 23,
1962 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Cuthbert, Ga.
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Robert E. Chastain (b. 1890) —
of Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., August
19, 1890.
Son of Rainey R. Chastain and Etta (Jones) Chastain.
Democrat. Oil
distributor; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1941-42,
1945-46, 1949-50, 1953-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Baptist. Member, Moose; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Cobb (b. 1857) —
also known as Andrew J. Cobb —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., April 12,
1857.
Son of Howell Cobb and Mary Ann (Lamar) Cobb.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1897-1907; Presidential Elector for
Georgia, 1912.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Linton McGee Collins (b. 1902) —
also known as Linton M. Collins —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Reidsville, Tattnall
County, Ga., June 21,
1902.
Son of Ernest Clyde Collins and Beulah Edna (Rogers) Collins.
Lawyer;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1964-71.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Eugene Cook (b. 1904) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Wrightsville, Johnson
County, Ga., April 4,
1904.
Son of James Monroe Cook and Ida (Preston) Cook.
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.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Cowart (b. 1910) —
of Edison, Calhoun
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Edison, Calhoun
County, Ga., February
5, 1910.
Son of Anaziah P. Cowart and Eudora (Webb) Cowart.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1945-52.
Baptist. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Blue Key.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Eugene Cox (1880-1952) —
also known as Edward E. Cox —
of Camilla, Mitchell
County, Ga.
Born near Camilla, Mitchell
County, Ga., April 3,
1880.
Son of Stephen Edward Cox and Mary (Williams) Cox.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1936,
1952;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1925-52; defeated,
1916; died in office 1952.
Baptist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., December
24, 1952 (age 72 years, 265
days).
Interment at Oakview
Cemetery, Camilla, Ga.
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Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (1825-1903) —
also known as Jabez L. M. Curry —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.; Washington,
D.C.
Born near Double Branches, Lincoln
County, Ga., June 5,
1825.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1853-57; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1857-61; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 4th District, 1862-64;
defeated, 1863; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
president,
Howard College, Alabama, 1866-68; college
professor; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1885-88.
Baptist.
Died near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
12, 1903 (age 77 years, 252
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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John Saxton Daniel (b. 1889) —
also known as J. Saxton Daniel —
of Claxton, Evans
County, Ga.; Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Hagan, Evans
County, Ga., October
15, 1889.
Son of Isaac Chadburn Daniel and Nancy (Brewton) Daniel.
Democrat. Lawyer;
solicitor general, Atlantic Judicial Circuit, 1919-27; superior court
judge in Georgia, 1927-33; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1933-53.
Primitive Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Jefferson Davis (b. 1870) —
also known as Ben J. Davis —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga., May 27,
1870.
Son of Michael Davis and Katherine Davis.
Republican. Bricklayer;
school
teacher; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
1896
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1924-28.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Phillip Watkins Davis —
also known as Phillip W. Davis —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Lawyer;
Baptist
minister; member of Georgia
state senate, 1882-83; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-89.
Baptist.
Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery, Elberton, 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.
Son of Joseph Elias Davis and Mary Isabel (Baird) Davis.
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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John Nathan Deal (b. 1942) —
also known as Nathan Deal —
of Clermont, Hall
County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., August
25, 1942.
Lawyer;
juvenile court judge in Georgia, 1971-72; member of Georgia
state senate, 1981-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1993-2010 (9th District 1993-2003,
10th District 2003-07, 9th District 2007-10); Governor of
Georgia, 2011-.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2011.
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Bascom S. Deaver (b. 1882) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Union
County, Ga., November
26, 1882.
Son of Reuben Miles Deaver and Nancy Jane (Chastain) Deaver.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1926-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, 1928-36.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Duckworth (b. 1894) —
also known as W. Henry Duckworth —
of Cairo, Grady
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., October
21, 1894.
Son of John Frank Duckworth and Laura Jane (Noblet) Duckworth.
Lawyer;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1938-48; appointed 1938; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1948-69.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Jack Ellis (b. 1946) —
also known as C. Jack Ellis —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born January
6, 1946.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 2000-07.
Baptist or Muslim. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Beverly Daniel Evans (b. 1865) —
also known as Beverly D. Evans —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Sandersville, Washington
County, Ga., May 21,
1865.
Son of Beverly D. Evans and Sallie (Smith) Evans.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1886-87; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1888;
Solicitor General, Middle Circuit, 1890-97; circuit judge in Georgia
Middle Circuit, 1899-1904; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1904-17.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Beverly D. Evans and Sallie (Smith) Evans; married, November
15, 1886, to Bessie Warthen (died 1892); married, July 11,
1894, to Jennie Irwin. |
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Elijah Lewis Forrester (1896-1970) —
also known as E. L. 'Tic' Forrester —
of Leesburg, Lee
County, Ga.
Born near Leesburg, Lee
County, Ga., August
16, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1951-65.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., March 19,
1970 (age 73 years, 215
days).
Interment at Leesburg
Cemetery, Leesburg, Ga.
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Nathaniel Greene Foster (1809-1869) —
of Georgia.
Born near Madison, Greene County (now Morgan
County), Ga., 1809.
Lawyer;
solicitor general, Okmulgee circuit, 1838-40; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Georgia
state senate, 1841-43, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1855-57; pastor;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1867-68.
Baptist.
Died in 1869
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Madison
Cemetery, Madison, Ga.
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William Howard Fowler (b. 1925) —
also known as Howard Fowler —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Etowah, McMinn
County, Tenn., November
6, 1925.
Son of Albert Thomas Fowler and Bertha (Chastain) Fowler.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1955-56.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1949, to Sarah Charlyne King (born 1923). |
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Walter Franklin George (1878-1957) —
also known as Walter F. George —
of Vienna, Dooly
County, Ga.
Born near Preston, Webster
County, Ga., January
29, 1878.
Son of Robert Theodric George and Sarah (Stapleton) George.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1912-16; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1917; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1922-57; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1936,
1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died August 4,
1957 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Vienna
Cemetery, Vienna, Ga.
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William Walton George (1807-1865) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Georgia, 1807.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1840-41, 1842-44.
Baptist.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1865
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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William Coffee Gill (1819-1899) —
of Georgia.
Born in Monroe
County, Ala., January
30, 1819.
Lee
County Sheriff, 1858-71; served in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1871; member of Georgia
state senate, 1890.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lee
County, Ga., March 10,
1899 (age 80 years, 39
days).
Interment at Starksville
Cemetery, Starksville, Ga.
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Hugh Marion Gillis (b. 1918) —
also known as Hugh Gillis —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga., September
6, 1918.
Son of Jim L. Gillis, Sr. (born 1892) and Annie Lois (Walker) Gillis.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; farm
implement dealer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1941-44,
1949-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944,
1948
(alternate); member of Georgia
state senate, 1962-2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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Newt Gingrich (b. 1943) —
also known as Newton Leroy McPherson; "Nuclear
Newt" —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., June 17,
1943.
Son of Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson.
Republican. College
professor; author; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1979-99; defeated,
1974, 1976; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1995-99.
Baptist; later Catholic.
Reprimanded
in 1997 by the House of Representatives, and fined
$300,000, over false
statements he had made during an investigation of his use of
tax-exempt organizations for partisan
advocacy.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives: Son
of Newton Searles McPherson and Kathleen (Daugherty) McPherson;
married, June 19,
1962, to Jackie Battley (divorced 1981); married, August 8,
1981, to Marianne Ginther (divorced 2000); married, August
18, 2000, to Callista Louise Bisek; step-father of Robert
Gingrich. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Newt Gingrich: Winning
The Future: A 21st Century Contract with America
(2005) — Saving
Lives & Saving Money : Transforming Health and Healthcare, with
Dana Pavey & Anne Woodbury — To
Renew America (1995) — Lessons
Learned the Hard Way: A Personal Report (1998) |
| | | Fiction by Newt Gingrich: Gettysburg:
A Novel of the Civil War, with William R. Forstchen
(2003) — Grant
Comes East, with William R. Forstchen (2004) — Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory, with William R.
Forstchen (2005) — 1945,
with William R. Forstchen (1995) |
| | | Books about Newt Gingrich: Mel Steely,
The
Gentleman from Georgia : The Biography of Newt
Gingrich — Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings
Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American
History |
| | | Critical books about Newt Gingrich:
David Maraniss & Michael Weisskopf, Tell
Newt to Shut Up : Prize-Winning Washington Post Journalists Reveal
How Reality Gagged the Gingrich Revolution — John K.
Wilson, Newt
Gingrich: Capitol Crimes and Misdemeanors |
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Samuel Francis Gove (1822-1900) —
of Georgia.
Born in Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 9,
1822.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1868-69.
Baptist.
Ordained as a minister in 1877 and was a traveling missionary for
much of the rest of his life.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., December
3, 1900 (age 78 years, 269
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Warren Grice (b. 1875) —
of Hawkinsville, Pulaski
County, Ga.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Perry, Houston
County, Ga., December
6, 1875.
Son of Washington Leonidas Grice and Martha Virginia (Warren) Grice.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1900-04; Georgia
state attorney general, 1914-15; law
professor; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1937-45.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Historical Association; Kappa
Alpha Order.
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; 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.
Son of William Winslow Hamilton and Kate Fleming (Mosly) Hamilton.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; director, Georgia and Florida Railroad;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Freeman P. Hankins (1917-c.1988) —
also known as Freeman Hankins —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., September
30, 1917.
Son of Oliver Hankins and Anna (Pyles) Hankins.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1961-67; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 7th District, 1967-88.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Amvets; NAACP; Freemasons;
American
Woodmen; Elks.
In April, 2000, a Philadelphia branch post office was named for
him.
Died about 1988 (age about 71
years).
Interment somewhere
in Philadelphia, Pa.
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Lamartine Griffin Hardman (1856-1937) —
of Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga.
Born in Commerce, Jackson
County, Ga., April 14,
1856.
Son of William Benjamin Johnson Hardman and Sarah Elizabeth
(Colquitt) Hardman.
Democrat. Physician;
business
executive; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-07; member of Georgia
state senate, 1908-10; Governor of
Georgia, 1927-31.
Baptist. Member, American Medical
Association.
Died of a heart
ailment, February
18, 1937 (age 80 years, 310
days).
Interment at Gray
Hill Cemetery, Commerce, Ga.
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Albert Clinton Horton (1798-1865) —
Born in Hancock
County, Ga., September
4, 1798.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1829-30, 1833-34; colonel in the
Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Matagorda, Jackson and Victoria,
1836-38; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1846-47; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861.
Baptist.
Died in Matagorda, Matagorda
County, Tex., September
1, 1865 (age 66 years, 362
days).
Interment at Matagorda
Cemetery, Matagorda, Tex.
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Dudley Mays Hughes (1848-1927) —
also known as Dudley M. Hughes —
of Danville, Wilkinson
County, Ga.
Born in Jeffersonville, Twiggs
County, Ga., October
10, 1848.
Son of Daniel Greenwood Hughes and Mary Henrietta (Moore) Hughes.
Democrat. Farmer; railroad
president; member of Georgia
state senate, 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1909-17 (3rd District 1909-13, 12th
District 1913-17).
Baptist.
Died in 1927
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Perry, 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.
Son of William Franklin Jenkins and Leila Ulrica (Head) Jenkins.
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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Clete Donald Johnson, Jr. (b. 1948) —
also known as Don Johnson, Jr. —
of Georgia.
Born in Royston, Franklin
County, Ga., January
30, 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1987-93; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1993-95; defeated,
1994.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Inzer Kelley (b. 1891) —
also known as John I. Kelley —
of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett
County, Ga.
Born in Lilburn, Gwinnett
County, Ga., November
23, 1891.
Son of Giles Sanford Kelley and Ada (Venable) Kelley.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1920; private secretary
to U.S. Sen. Thomas
E. Watson, 1921-22; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Gwinnett County, 1925-26.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Junior
Order; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Phillip Mitchell Landrum (1907-1990) —
also known as Phillip M. Landrum —
of Jasper, Pickens
County, Ga.
Born in Martin, Stephens
County, Ga., September
10, 1907.
Son of Phillip Davis Landrum and Blanche (Mitchell) Landrum.
Democrat. Athletic
coach; superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1953-77; defeated in
primary, 1942.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers.
Co-author of Landrum-Griffin Act.
Died November
19, 1990 (age 83 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Richard Lanier and Hassie (Banks) Lanier.
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:
Married 1934
to Nancy Thelma Herndon. |
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William Washington Larsen (1871-1938) —
also known as William W. Larsen —
of Dublin, Laurens
County, Ga.
Born in Hagan, Evans
County, Ga., August
12, 1871.
Son of Peter Larsen and Anne Magrada (Petersen) Larsen.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1914-15; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 12th District, 1917-33.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died January
5, 1938 (age 66 years, 146
days).
Interment at Northview
Cemetery, Dublin, Ga.
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Thomas Graves Lawson (1835-1912) —
also known as Thomas G. Lawson —
of Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga.
Born near Eatonton, Putnam
County, Ga., May 2,
1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1861-66, 1889-90; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; state court judge
in Georgia, 1879-86; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1891-97.
Baptist.
Died April 16,
1912 (age 76 years, 350
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Eatonton, Ga.
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Edgar M. Levy (1822-1906) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in St. Marys, Camden
County, Ga., November
23, 1822.
Son of Lewis Levy and Ann (Patterson) Levy.
Republican. Minister;
speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856,
1900.
Baptist.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
29, 1906 (age 83 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Robert Lewis (b. 1940) —
also known as John Lewis —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Troy, Pike
County, Ala., February
21, 1940.
Son of Eddie Lewis and Willie Mae Lewis.
Democrat. Among the leaders of the civil rights movement of the
1960s; chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963-66;
board member, Southern Christian Leadership Conference; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1987-; defeated, 1977;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Wood Lewis (1801-1865) —
Born in Spartanburg
County, S.C., February
1, 1801.
Member of South Carolina state legislature, 1830-31; member of Georgia
state senate, 1845; Senator
from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63.
Baptist.
Died in Canton, Cherokee
County, Ga., July 11,
1865 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Canton, Ga.
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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.
Son of Lewis B. Linder and Nancy Jane (Beall) Linder.
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:
Married 1909
to Hazel Kirk Carter. |
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Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) —
also known as Lester Maddox —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., September
30, 1915.
Son of Dean G. Maddox and Flonnie Maddox.
Restaurant
owner; became nationally known as an outspoken racial
segregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve black
customers; Governor of
Georgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,
subsequently chosen 1966; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 1976.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Junior
Order.
Died, while suffering from cancer and
the effects of a fall, in a
hospice
at Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 25,
2003 (age 87 years, 268
days).
Interment at Arlington
Cemetery, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Matthew McNeely (b. 1920) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Millen, Jenkins
County, Ga., May 11,
1920.
Democrat. Education
director, United Auto Workers Local 306; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1972;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-86 (26th District 1965-72,
16th District 1973-82, 3rd District 1983-86); defeated in primary,
1958.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1986.
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Matthew Lauren McWhorter (b. 1889) —
also known as Matt L. McWhorter —
of Stephens, Oglethorpe
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Stephens, Oglethorpe
County, Ga., February
8, 1889.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
public service commission, 1936-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack Murr (b. 1914) —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Ozark, Dale
County, Ala., September
22, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1949-56.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1956.
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Abit Nix (b. 1888) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson
County, Ga., July 3,
1888.
Son of John Morgan Nix and Dora (Bennett) Nix.
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;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1940,
1948.
Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1913
to Eunice Little. |
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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.
Still living as of 1975.
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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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Homer Cling Parker (1885-1946) —
also known as Homer C. Parker —
of Statesboro, Bulloch
County, Ga.; DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Baxley, Appling
County, Ga., September
25, 1885.
Son of William Cling Parker and Sarah Belle (Mattox) Parker.
Democrat. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Statesboro, Ga., 1924-27; Adjutant
General of Georgia, 1927-31; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1931-35; Georgia
state comptroller general, 1936-37, 1941-46; died in office 1946.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., June 22,
1946 (age 60 years, 270
days).
Interment at East
Side Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.
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Sonny Perdue (b. 1946) —
also known as George Ervin Perdue III —
Born in Perry, Houston
County, Ga., December
20, 1946.
Republican. Veterinarian;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1993; Governor of
Georgia, 2003-; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 2004.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. (1908-1961) —
also known as Prince H. Preston, Jr. —
of Statesboro, Bulloch
County, Ga.
Born in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., July 5,
1908.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bulloch County, 1935-38;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1947-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1961
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Eastside
Cemetery, Statesboro, Ga.
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Virginia Polhill Price (b. 1896) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., February
4, 1896.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1936; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Female.
Baptist. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Pierce Price (1835-1908) —
of Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga.
Born in Dahlonega, Lumpkin
County, Ga., January
29, 1835.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of South Carolina state legislature, 1864-66; member of Georgia state
legislature, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1870-73.
Baptist.
Died in 1908
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Hill
Crest Cemetery, Dahlonega, Ga.
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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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Carl Edward Sanders (b. 1925) —
also known as Carl E. Sanders —
of Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., May 15,
1925.
Son of Carl Thomas Sanders and Roberta J. (Alley) Sanders.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Richmond County, 1955-56;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1957-62; Governor of
Georgia, 1963-67; chair, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,
Democratic National Convention, 1964.
Baptist. Member, Jaycees;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Exchange
Club; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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David Scott (b. 1946) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Aynor, Horry
County, S.C., June 27,
1946.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1974-82; member of Georgia
state senate, 1982-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 13th District, 2003-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ford B. Spinks (b. 1927) —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Tift
County, Ga., April 5,
1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate 9th District, 1963-71; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1971-; appointed 1971.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lewis Maxwell Stone (1819-1890) —
of Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala.
Born in Baldwin
County, Ga., December
11, 1819.
Son of William DeSaix Stone (1793-1855) and Elizabeth (Lewis) Stone
(1801-1858).
Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849-52, 1868-69, 1888-89; Speaker of
the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1868-69; member of Alabama
state senate, 1859-63; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875.
Baptist.
Died in Carrollton, Pickens
County, Ala., June 26,
1890 (age 70 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Barney Strickland (b. 1886) —
also known as Joseph B. Strickland —
of Nahunta, Brantley
County, Ga.
Born in Lulaton, Brantley
County, Ga., March 3,
1886.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Brantley County, 1921-26,
1953-54; member of Georgia
state senate 3rd District, 1955-56.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Eugene Talmadge (1913-2002) —
also known as Herman E. Talmadge —
of Lovejoy, Clayton
County, Ga.
Born near McRae, Telfair
County, Ga., August 9,
1913.
Son of Eugene
Talmadge and Mattie Iola (Thurmond) Peterson Talmadge.
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;
received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1956;
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1957-81; defeated, 1980.
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.
Son of Henry J. Thompson and Eva Inez (Edenfield) Thompson.
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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William David Upshaw (1866-1952) —
also known as William D. Upshaw; "Earnest
Willie" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., October
15, 1866.
Son of Isaac Upshaw and Addie (Stamps) Upshaw.
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1919-27; Prohibition
candidate for President
of the United States, 1932.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Glendale, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1952 (age 86 years, 37
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Clifford Mitchell Walker (1877-1954) —
of Monroe, Walton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., July 4,
1877.
Son of Billington Sanders Walker and Alice (Mitchell) Walker.
Mayor, Monroe, Ga., 1902-04; board chairman, Bank of
Monroe; Georgia
state attorney general, 1915-20; Governor of
Georgia, 1923-27.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Ku Klux
Klan; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., November
9, 1954 (age 77 years, 128
days).
Interment at Old
Baptist Cemetery, Near Monroe, Walton County, Ga.
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Zachary Paul Wamp (b. 1957) —
also known as Zach Wamp —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.
Born in Fort Benning, Chattahoochee
County, Ga., October
28, 1957.
Republican. Real estate
broker; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1995-; defeated,
1992; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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George T. Warren II (b. 1937) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Emory Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 18,
1937.
Republican. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1973-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1976.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2002.
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William McDonald Wheeler (1915-1989) —
also known as W. M. Don Wheeler —
of Alma, Bacon
County, Ga.
Born in Alma, Bacon
County, Ga., July 11,
1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1947-55; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Baptist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died May 4,
1989 (age 73 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Olin Stewart Willis (b. 1901) —
also known as Olin S. Willis —
of Coolidge, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born in Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., September
11, 1901.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Willis and Lottie Laura (Hambleton) Willis.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1949-56.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Montgomery Wilson (b. 1915) —
of Hiawassee, Towns
County, Ga.
Born in Hiawassee, Towns
County, Ga., January
23, 1915.
Son of J. H. Wilson (1872-1944) and Flora (Rogers) Wilson (born
1876).
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Towns County, 1955-56.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1956.
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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
Cemetery, Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Ga.
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Nathaniel Yarbrough (1810-1899) —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.; Comanche, Comanche
County, Tex.
Born in Franklin
County, Ga., March 1,
1810.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1845; county judge in Georgia,
1846; mayor of
Rome, Ga., 1852-53; Floyd
County Sheriff, 1866-67.
Baptist.
Died in Comanche, Comanche
County, Tex., June 22,
1899 (age 89 years, 113
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Comanche, Tex.
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