Category: Georgia

Sec. of Army | Democrat | CRAWFORD, William Harris, a Senator from Georgia; born in Nelson County, Va., February 24, 1772; moved with his father to Edgefield District, S.C., in 1779 and to Columbia County, Ga., in 1783; pursued classical studies in a private school and in Richmond Academy, Augusta, Ga.; studied law; admitted to… Continue reading William Crawford

Representative | Democrat | COBB, HOWELL, (nephew of Howell Cobb), a Representative from Georgia; born at “Cherry Hill,” Jefferson County, Ga., September 7, 1815; moved with his father to Athens, Ga., in childhood; was graduated from Franklin College (then a part of the University of Georgia), at Athens in 1834; studied law; was admitted to… Continue reading Howell Cobb

David’s comment: Surprised he hasn’t build a zoo on the moon yetRepresentative | Republican | GINGRICH, NEWTON LEROY, a Representative from Georgia; born in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., June 17, 1943; attended school at various military installations; graduated from Baker High School, Columbus, Ga., 1961; B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1965; M.A., Tulane University, New… Continue reading Newt Gingrich

Representative | Democrat | BLOUT, JAMES HENDERSON, a Representative from Georgia; born near Clinton, Jones County, Ga., September 12, 1837; attended private schools in Clinton, Ga., and Tuscaloosa, Ala.; was graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1858; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Clinton, Jones… Continue reading James Blount

Representative | Democrat | VINSON, CARL, (granduncle of Samuel Augustus Nunn), a Representative from Georgia; born in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., November 18, 1883; attended the Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, and was graduated from Mercer University Law School, Macon, Ga., in 1902; was admitted to the bar in 1902 and commenced practice in Milledgeville;… Continue reading Carl Vinson

Senator | Democrat | RUSSELL, RICHARD BREVARD, JR., a Senator from Georgia; born in Winder, Barrow County, Ga., November 2, 1897; attended the public schools; graduated from the Seventh District Agricultural and Mechanical School, Powder Springs, Ga., in 1914, from Gordon Institute, Barnesville, Ga., in 1915, and from the law department of the University of… Continue reading Richard Russell

Senator | Democrat | BACON, AUGUSTUS OCTAVIUS, (Cousin of William S. Howard), a Senator from Georgia; born in Bryan County, Ga., October 20, 1839; attended the common schools in Liberty and Troup Counties; graduated from the literary department of the University of Georgia at Athens in 1859 and from its law department in 1860; admitted… Continue reading Augustus Bacon

Lt. Governor | Democrat | Lester Maddux on Wikipedia

Governor | Democrat | Jimmy Carter on Wikipedia Jimmy Carter on OurCampaigns.com