Osgood Williams oral history interview, 1988 Apr. 18.

Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, and farmer who served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the 33rd vice president of the United States, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was also the presidential nominee of the left-wing Progressive Party in the 1948 election. The oldest son of Henry C. Wallace, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in Adair County, Iowa in...

Lewis, Miles Walker.

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Troutman, Robert B., 1890-1973

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McGill, Ralph, 1898-1969

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Ralph McGill, as editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, was a leading voince for racial and ethnic tolerance in the South from the 1940s through the 1960s. As an influential daily columnist, he broke the code of silence on the subject of segregation, chastising a generation of demagogues, timid journalists, and ministers who feared change. When the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools in 1954 and southern demagogues led defiance of the court, segregationists vilified McGill ...

Abram, Morris B.

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Morris B. Abram (1918- ) lawyer, human rights advocate, and diplomat, born in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Abram has served in various capacities for government and political organizations such as Peace Corps (1961), White House Conference on Civil Rights (1965), United Nations Commission on Civil Rights (1965-1968), United States Committe on Civil Rights (1984-1986), New York (State) Moreland Commission on Nursing Homes and Residential Facilities (1975-1976), President's Commission for the Study of Eth...

Hamilton, George B. (George Bright), 1891-1971

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George Bright Hamilton was born August 12, 1891 in Washington, D.C. He married Parrie Leah Livsey and had two daughters and one son. Hamilton served as Georgia State Treasurer from 1933 to 1962, a term at the time unmatched by any other state treasurer in the nation. In 1933, Hamilton was appointed Georgia State Treasurer upon the death of M.L. Ledford, the previous state treasurer. In 1935, he became secretary for the Georgia Auditors' Association. In 1936, Governor Eugene Talmadge had Hamilton...

Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...

Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963

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Senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Estes Kefauver : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419842 Estes Kefauver was a long-time senator from Tennessee and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for president. From the description of Personal papers, 1934-1939 (University of Tennessee). WorldCat record id: 44918282 Carey Estes Kefauver (b. July 26, 1903, Monroe Count...

Kuhn, Clifford M. 1952-....

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Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946

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Born in Forsyth, Georgia; educated at the University of Georgia; practicing lawyer in Atlanta, Montgomery County, and Telfair County, Georgia; Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, 1927-1933; served three terms as Governor of Georgia; died as governor-elect in 1946. From the description of Pamphlets, 1942. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 17429974 ...

Watson, Thomas E. (Thomas Edward), 1856-1922

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Thomas Edward Watson was born in Columbia County near Thomson, Georgia on September 5, 1856. He attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and during that time taught school for two years before he was admitted to the bar in 1875. Watson began practicing law in Thomson, Georgia in 1876, where he was also a farmer. Watson began his political career by winning election to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882, where he served for one term. In 1888, Watson was appointed the presidential el...

Murphy, Thomas B., 1924-

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Harris, Roy Vincent, 1895-1985

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Roy Vincent Harris (1895-1985), campaign manager for four Georgia governors E.D. Rivers, Ellis Arnall, Herman Talmadge, and Eugene Talmadge. From the description of Roy Vincent Harris oral history interview, 1972 Aug. 14. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726993 From the description of Roy Vincent Harris oral history interviews, 1972 Aug. 10 and 20. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726990 Roy V. Harris (1895-1985), Georgia Legislator...

Gillis, James L., 1892-1975.

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James Lester (Jim L.) Gillis, also known as Mr. Jim, was born in Soperton, Georgia, on January 6, 1892, and died in Atlanta on March 31, 1975. He represented Montgomery County in the Georgia House of Representatives (1915-1917) and the Sixteenth District in the Georgia Senate (1923-1924), during which term he served as President Pro Tem. A long career on the State Highway Board began as a Member in 1937-1939, followed by several terms as Director under governors Herman Talmadge, Ernest Vandiver,...

Griffin, Marvin, 1907-1982

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Marvin Griffin (1907-1982), served as Georgia's Adjutant General (1944-1948), Lt. Governor (1949-1955), and Governor (1955-1959). From the description of Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1971 Aug. 21. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726988 Marvin Griffin (1907-1982), Georgia Adjutant General (1944-1948), Lt. Governor (1949-1955), and Georgia Governor (1955-1959). From the description of Marvin Griffin oral history interview, 1976 June. (Ge...

Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992

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Ellis Gibbs Arnall (1907- ), Georgia Governor (1943-1947). From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1971 July 24 and September 16. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726976 From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1976 July 6. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38476301 From the description of Ellis Gibbs Arnall oral history interview, 1977 July 27. (Georgia State University). WorldCat r...

Williams, Osgood, 1913-

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Osgood Williams (1913- ), Georgia State Senator (1951-1952), judge Civil Court of Fulton County (1963-1968), and judge Atlanta circuit (1968-1990). From the description of Osgood Williams oral history interview, 1988 June 2. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477739 From the description of Osgood Williams oral history interview, 1988 Apr. 18. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477737 Osgood Williams (1913- ), Georgia State Senator (1951...

Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971

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Richard B. Russell (1897-1971), lawyer and politician, born in Winder, Georgia. Served as State Representative (1921-1931), Georgia Governor (1931-1933), and U.S. Senator (1933-1971). From the description of Richard B. Russell Jr. MacArthur hearing files, 1951-1953. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477265 Bill Westmoreland was a Clerk in the Superior Court of Gilmer County, Georgia. From the description of Bill Westmoreland letter from Richard B. Russell, 1965. (...

Pittman, Claude.

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Georgia. Governor (1931-1933 : Russell)

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Wyatt, William

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Rivers, Eurith Dickinson, 1895-1967

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Carmichael, James Vinson, 1910-1972

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James Vinson Carmichael, attorney and business executive, was born October 2, 1910, in Cobb County, Georgia, and died November 28, 1972, in Marietta, Georgia. He attended Emory University (LL. B. 1933), married Frances E. McDonald (1938), and practiced law in Marietta, Georgia (1933-1943; 1946). He was associated with Bell Aircraft Corporation (1943-1945) as general counsel, assistant general manager-vice president, and director; with Scripto, Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia) as president (1947-1964); an...