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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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William Henry Kimbrough (b. 1912) —
also known as William Kimbrough —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., June 28,
1912.
Member of Georgia
public service commission, 1961-; appointed 1961.
Methodist.
Member, Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
Son of Luther H. Murphy and Ardelia (Woodruff) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer;
traffic manager in textile
industry; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1955-78.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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.
Son of Theodore R. Ramspeck and Ida (Word) Ramspeck.
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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