James Walter Estes papers, 1920.
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Georgia institute of technology
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The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or Tech, was founded on October 13, 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology. The creation of the educational institution was part of the plans of Georgia leadership to reconstruct and revitalize the state's economy following the Civil War. Eighty-four candidates took the first entrance examination on October 3, 1888 and the school formally opened on October 5, 1888. Over the next several decades the school evolved from tr...
Estes, James Walter, 1882-1985.
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James Walter Estes was born in 1882 in Rex, Georgia. He earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1904. Estes and his father founded the Estes Manufacturing Company in 1907. Estes later became president of the Rex Chair Company. He was mayor of Rex, Georgia and served in the Georgia State Senate for two terms from 1938-1940; 1943-1946. He also served in the banking business and was president of the Bank of Rex. He was married to Winnie David Brittain in 1910 and had thr...
