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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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Andrew Cobb Erwin (1884-1941) —
also known as Andrew C. Erwin —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., December
22, 1884.
Son of Alexander Smith Erwin (1843-1902; judge) and Mary Ann Lamar
(Cobb) Erwin.
Democrat. Insurance and real
estate business; banker; mayor of
Athens, Ga., 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932.
Hit by
a car on the street in front of his house, and died as a result,
in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., February
16, 1941 (age 56 years, 56
days).
Interment at Oconee
Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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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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James Emmett Hall (1889-1960) —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ga., July 24,
1889.
Son of I. H. Hall (1860-1939) and Issie (Dopson) Hall.
Banker;
insurance business; farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1926.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 14,
1960 (age 70 years, 295
days).
Interment at Westview Cemetery, Soperton, Ga.
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William Julius Harris (1868-1932) —
also known as William J. Harris —
of Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga., February
3, 1868.
Son of Charles H. Harris and Margaret Ann (Monk) Harris.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Georgia
state senate, 1911-12; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1912-13; director, U.S. Census Bureau,
1913-15; member, Federal
Trade Commission, 1915-18; chair, Federal Trade
Commission, 1917-18; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1919-32; died in office 1932.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 18,
1932 (age 64 years, 75
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Cedartown, Ga.
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Allen George Loehr (b. 1888) —
also known as Allen G. Loehr —
of Georgia.
Born, in Shanghai, China,
of American parents, February
24, 1888.
Insurance agent; school
teacher; U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1918-19.
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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Standish Fletcher Thompson (b. 1925) —
also known as Fletcher Thompson —
of East Point, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in College Park, Fulton
County, Ga., February
5, 1925.
Son of R. Standish Thompson and Mary (Spencer) Thompson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
insurance agent; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1967-73; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1972.
Still living as of 1998.
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