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Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981) —
also known as Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April 5,
1901.
Son of Edouard G. Hesselberg and Lena (Shackelford) Hesselberg.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Actor,
producer,
director
of many motion
pictures; worked in radio, television, and Broadway.
Jewish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of pneumonia
and cardiac
complications, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 4,
1981 (age 80 years, 121
days).
Cremated.
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James H. Gray (1915-1986) —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., May 17,
1915.
Democrat. Editor and publisher of the Albany Herald newspaper;
owner of WALB radio and television stations; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1952;
Georgia
Democratic state chair, 1960; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1966; mayor of
Albany, Ga., 1974-86; died in office 1986.
The James H. Gray Civic Center in Albany is named for
him.
Died, following a heart
attack, at the New England Medical
Center, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
19, 1986 (age 71 years, 125
days).
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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Marvin Dawson Mathis (b. 1940) —
also known as Dawson Mathis —
of Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga.
Born in Nashville, Berrien
County, Ga., November
30, 1940.
Son of Marvin W. Mathis and Nell Dawson (Abel) Mathis.
Democrat. Television news director, WALB-TV, 1964-70; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1971-81.
Member, Fraternal
Order of Police; Elks; Toastmasters.
Still living as of 1998.
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Charles Joseph Scarborough (b. 1963) —
also known as Joe Scarborough —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., April 9,
1963.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Florida 1st District, 1995-2001; resigned
2001; host of the television news commentary show "Scarborough
Country" on MSNBC.
Still living as of 2009.
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Harold Columbus Suit (c.1922-1994) —
also known as Hal Suit —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born about 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
television journalist; candidate for Governor of
Georgia, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1972;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1972.
Died November
20, 1994 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Kennesaw, Ga.
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