James Armstrong MacKAY, Congress, GA (1919-2004)

1919-2004

MacKAY, James Armstrong, a Representative from Georgia; born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Ala., June 25, 1919; educated in the public schools; A.B., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1940; attended Duke University, 1940-1941; LL.B., Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Ga., 1947; lawyer, private practice; United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1941-1945; awarded the Bronze Star Medal; trustee, Emory University; member of the Georgia state legislature, 1951-1952, 1955-1964; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1967); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966; died on July 2, 2004, in Chattanooga, Tenn.; remains were cremated.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present