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Charles Adamson (b. 1859) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cedartown, Polk
County, Ga.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 17,
1859.
Son of Thomas
Adamson, Jr. and Sarah Victorine (Wright) Adamson.
Republican. Lawyer; cotton
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1896,
1904,
1924.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) —
also known as William C. Adamson —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Bowdon, Carroll
County, Ga., August
13, 1854.
Son of John W. Adamson and Mary A. (McDaniel) Adamson.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Georgia, 1885-89; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 1929 (age 74 years, 143
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
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Ivan Earnest Allen, Sr. (b. 1877) —
also known as Ivan Allen —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga., March 1,
1877.
Son of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen.
Democrat. Business
executive; member of Georgia
state senate, 1919-21; treasurer of
Georgia Democratic Party, 1936; Presidential Elector for Georgia,
1940,
1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Rotary; Moose.
Gave Fort Mountain to the state of Georgia.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Earnest Allen and Susan Reese (Harris) Allen; married 1908 to Irene
Beaumont; father of Ivan
Earnest Allen, Jr.. |
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Bond Almand (1894-1985) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga., January
13, 1894.
Son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara Emily (Bond)
Almand (1860-1913).
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Fulton County, 1935-36;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Alpha Delta; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Junior
Order; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1985 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives:
Grandson of William
Parks Bond; son of Alexander James Almand (1852-1932) and Clara
Emily (Bond) Almand (1860-1913); married, June 18,
1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett (1900-1996). |
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Jefferson Randolph Anderson (b. 1861) —
also known as J. Randolph Anderson —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
4, 1861.
Son of Edward Clifford Anderson, Jr. and Jane Margaret (Randolph)
Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for several railroads;
director, Savannah Bank and
Trust Co.; director, Savannah Electric &
Power Co.; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1909-12; member of Georgia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912
(speaker);
member of Georgia
state senate, 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Neil Andrews (1894-1967) —
also known as M. Neil Andrews —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., December
24, 1894.
Son of Oty Payne Andrews and Ada (Frazier) Andrews.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Solicitor General, Rome
Circuit, 1929-32; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1942-46; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1949-50;
resigned 1950.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons.
Died in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., August
31, 1967 (age 72 years, 250
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ga.
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Herbert Arlene (1917-1989) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Harrison, Washington
County, Ga., September
5, 1917.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1959-66; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 3rd District, 1967-80.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
First
black member of the Pennsylvania state senate.
Died November
9, 1989 (age 72 years, 65
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Yates Atkinson, Jr. (1887-1953) —
also known as William Y. Atkinson, Jr. —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born in Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga., January
18, 1887.
Son of William
Yates Atkinson and Susie Cobb (Milton) Atkinson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
solicitor general, Coweta Judicial Circuit, 1921-42; director, First
National Bank of
Newnan, Newnan Cotton
Mills, Piedmont Hotel
Co.; Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1942; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1943-53.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons.
Died November
28, 1953 (age 66 years, 314
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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William Julius Barker (1886-1968) —
also known as William J. Barker —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Bartow, Polk
County, Fla.; Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., June 25,
1886.
Son of William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker.
Lawyer;
circuit judge in Florida, 1925-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1940-59;
took senior status 1959.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 13,
1968 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment somewhere
in Tampa, Fla.
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Reason Chesnutt Bell (b. 1880) —
also known as R. C. Bell —
of Cairo, Grady
County, Ga.
Born in Webster
County, Ga., January
28, 1880.
Son of Reason Alexander Bell and Martha (Elliott) Bell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1921-22; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1922-32; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1932-43, 1946-49; appointed 1932; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1943-46.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Reason Alexander Bell and Martha (Elliott) Bell; married, January
28, 1908, to Jennie Vereen; father of Vereen McNeill Bell
(1911-1944; novelist, Navy officer, killed in battle of Leyte
Gulf). |
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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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James Henderson Blount, Jr. (1869-1918) —
also known as James H. Blount, Jr. —
Born in Clinton, Jones
County, Ga., March 3,
1869.
Son of James
Henderson Blount and Eugenia (Wiley) Blount.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
District Judge (Court of First Instance) in Philippine Islands,
1901-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
7, 1918 (age 49 years, 218
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Horace Julian Bond (b. 1940) —
also known as Julian Bond —
of Georgia.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., 1940.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1965-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1968;
speaker, 1984;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1974-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1986.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
A leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s.
Still living as of 1998.
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William Parks Bond (1832-1898) —
of Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Hall
County, Ga., February
7, 1832.
Son of Joseph B. Bond (1790-1863) and Sarah (Barker) Bond
(1792-1860).
Democrat. Physician;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia
state senate, 1880-81; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-85.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lithonia, DeKalb
County, Ga., July 14,
1898 (age 66 years, 157
days).
Interment at Rock
Chapel Historic Cemetery, Near Lithonia, DeKalb County, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph B. Bond (1790-1863) and Sarah (Barker) Bond (1792-1860);
married, March 13,
1855, to Sarah Ann Born (1834-1876); married, October
31, 1877, to Sarah Ann (Lampkin) Harris (1835-1906); grandfather
of Bond
Almand. |
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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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Charles Hillyer Brand (1861-1933) —
also known as Charles H. Brand —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.
Born in Loganville, Walton
County, Ga., April 20,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-95; superior court judge in Georgia, 1906-17;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1917-33 (8th District 1917-33, 10th
District 1933); died in office 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen; Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., May 17,
1933 (age 72 years, 27
days).
Interment at Shadow
Lawn Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Ga.
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Morris Brandon (1862-1940) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn., April 13,
1862.
Son of Nathan Brandon and Minerva Elizabeth (Morris) Brandon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Phi
Delta Theta.
Died February
13, 1940 (age 77 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Gordon Brantley (1860-1934) —
also known as William G. Brantley —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Blackshear, Pierce
County, Ga., September
18, 1860.
Son of Benjamin
Daniel Brantley and Janet (McRae) Brantley.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-85; member of Georgia
state senate, 1886-87; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 11th District, 1897-1913; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
11, 1934 (age 73 years, 358
days).
Interment at Blackshear
Cemetery, Blackshear, Ga.
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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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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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Henry Christopher Callier (b. 1893) —
of Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga.
Born near Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga., July 29,
1893.
Son of Thomas P. Callier (1865-1937) and Julia Irene (Trussell)
Callier (1872-1938).
Democrat. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Talbot County, 1947-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Sidney Camp (1892-1954) —
also known as A. Sidney Camp —
of Newnan, Coweta
County, Ga.
Born near Moreland, Coweta
County, Ga., July 26,
1892.
Son of William Walker Camp and Ella (Leigh) Camp.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Coweta County Democratic Party, 1915-20; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Georgia, 1924,
1952;
member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1939-54; died in office
1954.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., July 24,
1954 (age 61 years, 363
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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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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Allen Daniel Candler (1834-1910) —
also known as Allen D. Candler; "The One-Eyed
Ploughboy from Pigeon Roost" —
of Jonesboro, Clayton
County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born in Auraria, Lumpkin
County, Ga., November
4, 1834.
Son of Nancy Caroline (Matthews) Candler and Daniel
Gill Candler.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in
the battle of Jonesboro, 1864, he was wounded, and lost an
eye; railroad
president; mayor
of Gainesville, Ga., 1872; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1873-77; member of Georgia
state senate, 1878-79; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1883-91; secretary of
state of Georgia, 1894-98; Governor of
Georgia, 1898-1902.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., October
26, 1910 (age 75 years, 356
days).
Interment at Alta
Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
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Charles Murphey Candler (1858-1935) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., March 17,
1858.
Son of Milton
Anthony Candler and Eliza (Murphey) Candler (1839-1917).
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1886-1904, 1907-08; member of Georgia
state senate, 1905-06; Raiload
Commission, 1909-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., August 7,
1935 (age 77 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Slaughter Candler (1890-1971) —
also known as Thomas S. Candler —
of Blairsville, Union
County, Ga.
Born in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., December
15, 1890.
Son of William Ezekiel Candler (1855-1927) and Elizabeth (Haralson)
Candler (1855-1934).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Union County Democratic Party, 1920-39; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1939-45; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1945-66.
Methodist.
Member, Blue
Key; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., 1971
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Union
Memory Garden, Blairsville, Ga.
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George H. Carley (b. 1938) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., September
24, 1938.
Son of George L. Carley, Jr. and Dorothy (Holmes) Carley.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1966; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979-93; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1993-.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Allen Alexander Chappell (b. 1889) —
also known as Allen Chappell —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
24, 1889.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1933-34,
1937-40; member of Georgia
state senate, 1935; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1941-65.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Randall Norton Christmas (1920-1969) —
also known as Randall N. Christmas; Randy
Christmas —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Ocilla, Irwin
County, Ga., October
14, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1955-57; defeated, 1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of heart
disease, at North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., July 27,
1969 (age 48 years, 286
days).
Interment at Southern
Memorial, North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Alexander Stephens Clay (1853-1910) —
also known as Alexander S. Clay —
of Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga.
Born near Powder Springs, Cobb
County, Ga., September
25, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-87, 1889-90; member of Georgia
state senate, 1892-94; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1897-1910; died in office 1910.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., November
13, 1910 (age 57 years, 49
days).
Interment at Old
City Cemetery, Marietta, Ga.
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Steve Moreland Cocke (b. 1894) —
also known as Steve M. Cocke —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Armena, Lee
County, Ga., February
14, 1894.
Son of John Franklin Cocke (1857-1928) and Annie (Moreland) Cocke
(1859-1921).
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate 11th District, 1951-52; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Sigma Nu.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Sanford Cohen (1870-1935) —
also known as John S. Cohen —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., February
26, 1870.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1924-; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1932-33.
Episcopalian.
Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 13,
1935 (age 65 years, 76
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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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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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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Zachariah Daniel Cravey (1894-1966) —
also known as Zack D. Cravey —
of DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Milan, Telfair
County, Ga., April 13,
1894.
Son of Robert Charles Cravey and Margaret Jane (Studstill) Cravey.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Telfair
County Tax Collector, 1920-33; Georgia state game and fish
commissioner, 1934-37; Georgia natural resources commissioner,
1941-43; Georgia
state comptroller general, 1947-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Died in November, 1966
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Jane Ophelia Pinkerton. |
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Charles Robert Crisp (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles R. Crisp —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Ellaville, Schley
County, Ga., October
19, 1870.
Son of Clara Bell (Burton) Crisp and Charles
Frederick Crisp.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1896-97, 1913-32; city
judge in Georgia, 1900-11; Parliamentarian, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., February
7, 1937 (age 66 years, 111
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Americus, Ga.
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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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James Curran Davis (1895-1981) —
also known as James C. Davis —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Franklin, Heard
County, Ga., May 17,
1895.
Son of Thomas Benjamin Davis and Lura Viola (Mooty) Davis.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from DeKalb County, 1925-28;
superior court judge in Georgia, 1934-47; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1947-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Junior
Order.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., December
18, 1981 (age 86 years, 215
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
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John William Davis (1916-1992) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Summerville, Chattooga
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
12, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge
in Georgia, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1961-75.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died October
3, 1992 (age 76 years, 21
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William Crosby Dawson (1798-1856) —
of Georgia.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., January
4, 1798.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1836-41; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1841; circuit judge in Georgia, 1845; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1849-55.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., May 5,
1856 (age 58 years, 122
days).
Interment at Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Ga.
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William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) —
also known as William L. Dawson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., April 26,
1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in
office 1970.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1970 (age 84 years, 197
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Griffin
Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
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W. Roscoff Deal (1901-1967) —
of Bryan
County, Ga.
Born in Bulloch
County, Ga., May 20,
1901.
Son of Albert
M. Deal.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bryan County, 1953-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died January
30, 1967 (age 65 years, 255
days).
Interment at North
Side Cemetery, Pembroke, Ga.
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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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John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) —
also known as J. W. Dobbs —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., 1882.
Republican. Co-founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, 1946;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Houston Street in Atlanta was renamed
for him in 1994.
Died in 1961
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Manson Dorsey (1871-1948) —
also known as Hugh M. Dorsey —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Fayetteville, Fayette
County, Ga., July 10,
1871.
Son of Rufus Thomas Dorsey and Sarah Matilda (Bennett) Dorsey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Georgia, 1917-21.
Methodist.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Order; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died June 11,
1948 (age 76 years, 337
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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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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Clyde Atkinson Erwin (b. 1897) —
also known as Clyde A. Erwin —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., February
8, 1897.
Son of Sylvanus Erwin and Mamie (Putnam) Erwin.
School
teacher and principal; Rutherford
County Superintendent of Schools, 1925-34; North
Carolina superintendent of public instruction, 1935.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Freemasons; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Fleming (1856-1944) —
also known as William H. Fleming —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., October
18, 1856.
Son of Porter Fleming and Catherine B. (Moragner) Fleming.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-94; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1897-1903.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; American Bar
Association.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., June 9,
1944 (age 87 years, 235
days).
Interment at Summerville
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) —
also known as Duncan U. Fletcher —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born near Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
6, 1859.
Son of Thomas Jefferson Fletcher and Rebecca Ellen (McCowen)
Fletcher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893; mayor
of Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03; Florida
Democratic state chair, 1905-08; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1936 (age 77 years, 163
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Jacksonville, Fla.
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John James Flynt, Jr. (1914-2007) —
also known as Jack Flynt —
of Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., November
8, 1914.
Son of John
James Flynt and Susan Winn (Banks) Flynt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Spalding County, 1947-48; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1954-79 (4th District 1954-65, 6th
District 1965-79).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners;
Kiwanis;
Woodmen;
Elks; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Farm
Bureau; National Rifle
Association.
Died in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., June 24,
2007 (age 92 years, 228
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Ga.
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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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Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Jr. (b. 1904) —
also known as Ben W. Fortson, Jr. —
of Wilkes
County, Ga.
Born in Tignall, Wilkes
County, Ga., December
19, 1904.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1939-42; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Wilkes County, 1943-46; secretary of
state of Georgia, 1946-79.
Methodist.
Member, Pi
Sigma Alpha; Freemasons; Moose.
Confined
to a wheelchair since an automobile accident in 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Willis Benjamin Gibbs (1889-1940) —
also known as W. Benjamin Gibbs —
of Jesup, Wayne
County, Ga.
Born in Dupont, Clinch
County, Ga., April 15,
1889.
Son of Willis Bartow Gibbs and Lilla (Johnson) Gibbs.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1939-40; died in office
1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1940 (age 51 years, 114
days).
Interment at Jesup
Cemetery, Jesup, Ga.
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Stirling Price Gilbert (1862-1951) —
also known as S. Price Gilbert —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Stewart
County, Ga., January
31, 1862.
Son of Jasper Newton Gilbert and Sarah Louise (Redding) Gilbert.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1888-93; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1908-16; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1916-36.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Died August
28, 1951 (age 89 years, 209
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Relatives:
Married 1895
to Mary Howard. |
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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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Robert Andrew Gray (1882-1975) —
also known as R. A. Gray —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.
Born in Concord, Pike
County, Ga., August 2,
1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of
state of Florida, 1930-61; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen;
Moose;
American
Legion; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., 1975
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Marvin Griffin (1907-1982) —
also known as Marvin Griffin —
of Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Son of Ernest Howard Griffin (Pat) and Josie (Butler) Griffin.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Decatur County, 1935-36;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Adjutant
General of Georgia, 1944-47; president, radio
station WMGR, Bainbridge, Ga., 1946; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1948-55; Governor of
Georgia, 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Sigma
Delta Chi; Lions.
Died June 13,
1982 (age 74 years, 282
days).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, 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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Clint Wood Hager (b. 1890) —
also known as Clint W. Hager —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Bristol, Sullivan
County, Tenn., June 19,
1890.
Son of John Jackson Hager and Maud Livingston (Caldwell) Hager.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1921-34; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1928,
1940;
Georgia
Republican state chair, 1937-41.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Nathaniel Edwin Harris (1846-1929) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.; Hampton, Carter
County, Tenn.
Born in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
21, 1846.
Son of Alexander Nelson Harris and Edna (Haynes) Harris.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-86; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-96; superior court judge in Georgia, 1912; Governor of
Georgia, 1915-17.
Methodist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
United
Confederate Veterans.
Died September
21, 1929 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Calvin Milton Hitch (b. 1869) —
also known as Calvin M. Hitch —
of Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Morven, Brooks
County, Ga.
Born in Morven, Brooks
County, Ga., July 28,
1869.
Son of Robert M. Hitch (M.D.) and Martha (Fall) Hitch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1896-97; secretary of
Georgia Democratic Party, 1910-12; U.S. Consul in Nottingham, 1915-20; Basel, 1924-29; U.S. Consul General in Wellington, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Marion Duncan Hopkins (1817-1868) —
also known as Francis M. D. Hopkins; Frank
Hopkins —
of Georgia.
Born in Clarke
County, Ga., September
16, 1817.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1868; died in office 1868.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
10, 1868 (age 51 years, 85
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (1938-2003) —
also known as Maynard H. Jackson;
"Buzzy" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March 23,
1938.
Son of Maynard Jackson, Sr. and Irene Dobbs Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1976,
1980,
1996,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1993.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed (heart
attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan National Airport,
and died soon after, at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 23,
2003 (age 65 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Benjamin Lafayette Jefferson (1871-1950) —
also known as Benjamin L. Jefferson —
of Steamboat Springs, Routt
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga., October
26, 1871.
Son of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp)
Jefferson (1853-1928).
Democrat. Physician;
dentist;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1898-1900; member of Colorado
state senate, 1900-08; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1913-21; candidate in primary for Governor of
Colorado, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Colorado, 1950
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Steamboat
Springs Cemetery, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rollin Jefferson (1849-1912) and Matta Virgina (Harp) Jefferson
(1853-1928); married, December
21, 1898, to Clorinte B. Duquette (1878-1921); married 1923 to
Virginia (Lowe) Kemble. |
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memorial |
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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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Cone Johnson (1860-1933) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Dawsonville, Dawson
County, Ga., June 11,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1886-88; member of Texas
state senate, 1888-92; candidate for Governor of
Texas, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Texas, 1912
(speaker),
1920,
1928.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 17,
1933 (age 72 years, 279
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 27,
1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp (1880-1966;
poet). |
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Charles Melton Jones (1829-1910) —
also known as C. M. Jones —
of Emerson, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in DeKalb
County, Ga., July 29,
1829.
DeKalb
County Sheriff; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; member of Georgia state legislature, 1882; Populist candidate
for Georgia
state treasurer, 1895.
Methodist.
Member, United
Confederate Veterans; Freemasons.
Died, after a series of strokes,
in Emerson, Bartow
County, Ga., June 25,
1910 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Emerson
Cemetery, Emerson, Ga.
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Thaddeus Marion Jones (b. 1901) —
also known as Thad Jones —
of Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., November
17, 1901.
Son of Thomas Marion Jones (1858-1934) and Maggie Louise (Coker)
Jones (born 1876).
Democrat. Owner, Jones Automatic Sprinkler Company; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvie Jordan (b. 1861) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born near Monticello, Jasper
County, Ga., October
10, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1898-1901, 1919-20; member of Georgia
state senate, 1902-04.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James L. Kennedy (1868-1917) —
Born January
23, 1868.
Physician;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Tattnall
County, Ga., November
6, 1917 (age 49 years, 287
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Alfred Kennedy (b. 1894) —
also known as Tom Kennedy —
of Manassas, Tattnall
County, Ga.
Born in Manassas, Tattnall
County, Ga., April 7,
1894.
Son of James
L. Kennedy and Kizziah (Smith) Kennedy (1872-1921).
Democrat. Mail
carrier; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tattnall County, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Woodmen;
Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 31,
1917, to Eva Mae Rogers (born 1899). |
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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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Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) —
also known as Joseph R. Lamar —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Ruckersville, Elbert
County, Ga., October
14, 1857.
Son of James S. Lamar and Mary (Rucker) Lamar.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1886-89; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1903-05; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1911-16.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1916 (age 58 years, 80
days).
Interment at Summerville
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.
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Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798-1859) —
also known as Mirabeau B. Lamar —
of Texas.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., August
16, 1798.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1829-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1832, 1834; colonel in the Texas
Army during the Texas War of Independence; Texas
Republic Secretary of War, 1836; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1836-38; President
of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; member of Texas state legislature, 1847; U.S.
Minister to Costa Rica, 1858-59; Nicaragua, 1858-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Died of a heart
attack, near Richmond, Fort Bend
County, Tex., December
19, 1859 (age 61 years, 125
days).
Interment at Morton
Cemetery, Richmond, Tex.
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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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Henderson Lovelace Lanham (1888-1957) —
also known as Henderson L. Lanham —
of Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
14, 1888.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Floyd County, 1929-34,
1937-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1947-57; died in office
1957.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in a train
collision with his automobile
at a crossing in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., November
10, 1957 (age 69 years, 57
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
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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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Robert Fulwood Ligon (1823-1901) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Watkinsville, Oconee
County, Ga., December
16, 1823.
Son of Robert Ligon (1793-1828) and Wilhelmina (Fulwood) Ligon.
Democrat. Lawyer; planter;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849; member of Alabama
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1872; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1877-79.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
11, 1901 (age 77 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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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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Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) —
also known as Benjamin M. Long —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.; Cordova, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga., November
5, 1827.
Son of John
Long and Nancy Davis (Long) Long.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; merchant;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1872-74; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-82; Presidential Elector for
Alabama, 1884;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1894.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Cordova, Walker
County, Ala., June 17,
1903 (age 75 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Maddox (1848-1922) —
of Summerville, Chattooga
County, Ga.; Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Born in Chattooga
County, Ga., June 3,
1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Chattooga
County Commissioner, 1878-80; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1880-86; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1886-92; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1893-1905; mayor of
Rome, Ga., 1907.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., September
27, 1922 (age 74 years, 116
days).
Interment at Myrtle
Hill Cemetery, Rome, Ga.
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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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James Grubbs Martin (b. 1935) —
also known as James G. Martin —
of Davidson, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., December
11, 1935.
Son of Arthur Morrison Martin and Mary Julia (Grubbs) Martin.
Republican. College
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1973-85; Governor of
North Carolina, 1985-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo
(1832-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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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Zell Bryan Miller (b. 1932) —
also known as Zell Miller; "Zig-Zag
Zell" —
of Georgia.
Born in Young Harris, Towns
County, Ga., February
24, 1932.
Son of Stephen
Grady Miller.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state senate, 1961-65; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1964, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1972,
1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1975-81; Governor of
Georgia, 1991-99; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1992;
U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2000-05; defeated, 1980; appointed 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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George Moultrie Napier (1863-1932) —
also known as George M. Napier —
of Monroe, Walton
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in LaFayette, Walker
County, Ga., March 28,
1863.
Son of Nathan Campbell Napier and Julia Louise (Sharpe) Napier.
Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1921-32; died in office 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., May 4,
1932 (age 69 years, 37
days).
Interment at Rest
Haven Cemetery, Monroe, Ga.
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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
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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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Samuel Augustus Nunn, Jr. (b. 1938) —
also known as Sam Nunn —
of Perry, Houston
County, Ga.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., September
8, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1969-72; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1972-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1996.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Phi
Delta Theta.
Still living as of 2009.
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Maston Emmett O'Neal, Jr. (1907-1990) —
of Georgia.
Born in Bainbridge, Decatur
County, Ga., July 19,
1907.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1965-71.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Died in 1990
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oak
City Cemetery, Bainbridge, Ga.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Possum Poke, Poulan, Worth
County, Ga.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1936.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April 11,
1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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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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Frank Park (1864-1925) —
of Sylvester, Worth
County, Ga.
Born in Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala., March 3,
1864.
Son of James F. Park and Emma A. (Bailey) Park.
Democrat. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer;
circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Woodmen.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., November
20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262
days).
Interment at White
Springs Cemetery, White Springs, Fla.
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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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George Alexander Pattillo (1796-1871) —
also known as G. A. Pattillo —
of Texas.
Born in Greene
County, Ga., February
29, 1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; farmer;
member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Jasper and Jefferson, 1842-45.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bunn's Bluff, Orange
County, Tex., April 2,
1871 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Orange County, Tex.
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Hugh Peterson, Jr. (1898-1961) —
of Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga.
Born near Ailey, Montgomery
County, Ga., August
21, 1898.
Son of William James Peterson and Catherine Joannah (Calhoun)
Peterson.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1923-31;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1931-32; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1935-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sylva, Jackson
County, N.C., October
3, 1961 (age 63 years, 43
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Montgomery County, Ga.
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John Leonard Pilcher (1898-1981) —
also known as J. L. Pilcher —
of Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born near Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., August
27, 1898.
Democrat. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives; member of Georgia
state senate, 1940-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1944;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1953-65.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., August
20, 1981 (age 82 years, 358
days).
Interment at Meigs
Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Ga.
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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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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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Choice Boswell Randell (1857-1945) —
also known as Choice B. Randell —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born near Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., January
1, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1901-13 (5th District 1901-03, 4th
District 1903-13).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., October
19, 1945 (age 88 years, 291
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Tex.
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Harry Maurelle Reid (b. 1853) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., February
15, 1853.
Son of Simpson
Reid and Catherine Matilda (Whiteside) Reid.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Solicitor
General of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, 1881-89; superior court judge
in Georgia.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) —
also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt;
"F.D.R." —
of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y., January
30, 1882.
Son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt
(1854-1941).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928;
contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were
paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of
New York, 1929-33; President
of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February
15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton
J. Cermak were shot
at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Served as president during the Depression and World War II. His
portrait appears on the U.S. dime
(ten
cent coin).
Died of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether
County, Ga., April 12,
1945 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Roosevelt
Home, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Edward
Hutchinson Robbins; son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara
(Delano) Roosevelt (1854-1941); fourth cousin once removed of Theodore
Roosevelt (1858-1919); half-uncle of Helen
Roosevelt Robinson; married, March 17,
1905, to Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore
Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne
Douglas Robinson); second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who
married William
Phillips); first cousin of Warren
Delano Robbins and Katharine
Price Collier St. George; father of James
Roosevelt (1907-1991), Elliott
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Ross
T. McIntire — Milton
Lipson — W.
W. Howes — Bruce
Barton — Hamilton
Fish, Jr. — Joseph
W. Martin, Jr. — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Rexford
G. Tugwell — Raymond
Moley — Adolf
A. Berle — George
E. Allen — Lorence
E. Asman — Grenville
T. Emmet |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt:
James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The
Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed
America — Doris Kearns Goodwin, No
Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in
World War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR
: 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush, Franklin
Roosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson,
That
Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt —
Jonas Klein, Beloved
Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of
Campobello — Conrad Black, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — Charles
Peters, Five
Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of
1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World —
Steven Neal, Happy
Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence
of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — Karen
Bornemann Spies, Franklin
D. Roosevelt (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Franklin D.
Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's
Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great
Depression — John T. Flynn, The
Roosevelt Myth |
| | | Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt:
Philip Roth, The
Plot Against America: A Novel |
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Richard Brevard Russell (1861-1938) —
also known as Richard B. Russell —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Russell, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., April 27,
1861.
Son of William John Russell and Rebecca Harriette (Brumby) Russell.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton planter; newspaper
editor; president, Hoschton Telephone
Co.; organizer, Athens Street
Railway Co.; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-88; circuit judge in
Georgia, 1898-1906; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1906; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1907-16; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1923-38; died in office 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died December
3, 1938 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.
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Richard Brevard Russell, Jr. (1897-1971) —
also known as Richard B. Russell, Jr. —
of Winder, Barrow
County, Ga.
Born in Winder, Barrow
County, Ga., November
2, 1897.
Son of Richard
Brevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell (1868-1953).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31; Speaker of
the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31; Governor of
Georgia, 1931-33; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1952;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Kiwanis;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
21, 1971 (age 73 years, 80
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Atlanta, Ga.
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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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Francis Muir Scarlett (1891-1971) —
also known as Frank M. Scarlett —
of Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., June 9,
1891.
Son of Frank M. Scarlett and Bessie Brailsford (Bailey) Scarlett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1924,
1936;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1946-68;
took senior status 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
The federal building in Brunswick, Ga. is named for
him.
Died November
18, 1971 (age 80 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank M. Scarlett and Bessie Brailsford (Bailey) Scarlett;
married, June 15,
1923, to Mary Louisa Morgan (died 1962); married, May 29,
1965, to Mary Roberta Walker. |
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Lester L. Schnare (b. 1884) —
of Fitzgerald, Ben Hill
County, Ga.; Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.; Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Mondovi, Buffalo
County, Wis., May 15,
1884.
Son of Henry W. Schnare and Anna M. (Hefling) Schnare.
School
teacher; newspaper
editor; stenographer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-17; Canton, 1917-18; Yokohama, 1918; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1920, 1921; Kobe, 1920-21, 1921-22; Swatow, 1922-23; Cartagena, 1923-27; Breslau, 1927-31; Hamburg, 1931-35; Milan, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Fulton Sikes (1906-1994) —
also known as Robert L. F. Sikes —
of Crestview, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Born in Isabella, Worth
County, Ga., June 3,
1906.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Sikes and Clara Ophelia (Ford) Sikes.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1937-40; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1941-44, 1945-79 (3rd District
1941-44, 1945-63, 1st District 1963-79); resigned 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation chair).
Methodist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Kiwanis;
Military
Order of the World Wars; Phi
Kappa Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Alpha
Zeta; Alpha
Gamma Rho; Elks.
Reprimanded
by the House of Representatives in 1976 over conflicts
of interest.
Died while suffering from Alzheimer's
disease, September
28, 1994 (age 88 years, 117
days).
Interment at Liveoak
Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Fla.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor of
Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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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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Beden Stroud (c.1795-1865) —
of Texas.
Born in Morgan
County, Ga., about 1795.
Member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Milam and Robertson, 1838-41.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1865
(age about
70 years).
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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Malcolm Connor Tarver (1885-1960) —
also known as Malcolm C. Tarver —
of Dalton, Whitfield
County, Ga.
Born in Whitfield
County, Ga., September
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Georgia
state senate, 1913-14; superior court judge in Georgia, 1917-26;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1927-47.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Redmen;
Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died March 5,
1960 (age 74 years, 162
days).
Interment at West
Hill Cemetery, Dalton, 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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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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George Walton (c.1750-1804) —
of Georgia.
Born near Farmville, Cumberland
County, Va., about 1750.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; Governor of
Georgia, 1779, 1789; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1783; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1795-96.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., February
2, 1804 (age about 54
years).
Original interment at Rosney
Cemetery, Augusta, Ga.; reinterment in 1848 at Courthouse
Grounds, Augusta, Ga.
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Matthias Ward (1805-1861) —
of Texas.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., October
13, 1805.
Member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1842-44; member of Texas
state senate, 1849-50; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1858-59.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Warm Springs (now Hot Springs), Madison
County, N.C., October
5, 1861 (age 55 years, 357
days).
Interment at Nashville
City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.
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James Drake Weaver (b. 1874) —
also known as James D. Weaver —
of Dawson, Terrell
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., September
30, 1874.
Son of George Alvah Weaver and Martha Flewellen (Drake) Weaver.
Member of Georgia
state senate, 1920-21; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Terrell County, 1926;
vice-president, Dawson State Bank;
general manager and treasurer, Dawson Telephone
Co.
Methodist.
Member, Farmers
Union; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Comer Carver. |
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Benjamin Thomas Wiggins (b. 1920) —
also known as Ben T. Wiggins —
of Toccoa, Stephens
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., November
19, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Stephens County, 1951-56;
resigned 1956; member of Georgia
public service commission, 1956-; appointed 1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners;
Lions.
Still living as of 1975.
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Hosea Lorenzo Williams (1926-2000) —
also known as Hosea Williams —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Attapulgus, Decatur
County, Ga., January
5, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; walked
with a cane due to wartime injury; ordained
minister; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1972; member of Georgia
state house of representatives 54th District, 1975-85; candidate
for mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1989.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Phi
Beta Sigma; Elks;
Freemasons; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion.
Civil rights leader; active in sit-ins
and protest
marches in Savannah and elsewhere; arrested
at least 135 times. As Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "field general"
in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the 1965
Selma-to-Montgomery march which helped galvanize support for black
voting rights. In 1968, he was present at the Lorraine Motel in
Memphis, Tenn., when King was assassinated. Convicted
in 1981 of leaving the
scene of an accident, and jailed
for six months.
Died, of cancer, at
Piedmont Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., November
16, 2000 (age 74 years, 316
days).
Entombed at Lincoln
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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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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Relatives:
Married to Mary Sue Huggins. |
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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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John Monroe Woolsey (1819-1901) —
also known as "Captain" —
of Texas.
Born in Georgia, September
3, 1819.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1887.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sweet Home, Lavaca
County, Tex., September
30, 1901 (age 82 years, 27
days).
Interment somewhere
in Yoakum, Tex.
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Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. (b. 1932) —
also known as Andy Young —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., March 12,
1932.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; one of the founders of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, 1957; close advisor of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. until his assassination; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1973-77; defeated,
1970; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1977-79; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1982-90; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1990.
United
Church of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Freemasons.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1978; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1981.
Still living as of 2009.
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