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Lyman HALL, Congress, GA (1724-1790)

HALL, Lyman, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn., April 12, 1724; was graduated from Yale College in 1747; studied theology for a short time and in 1749 began…

Paul COVERDELL, Congress, GA (1939-2000)

Senate Years of Service: 1993-2000Party: RepublicanCOVERDELL, Paul, a Senator from Georgia; born in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, January 20, 1939; attended Cobb County, Ga. public schools;…

JACKSON, James, Congress, GA (1819-1887)

JACKSON, James, (grandson of James Jackson [1757-1806] and nephew of Jabez Y. Jackson), a Representative from Georgia; born in Jefferson County, Ga., on October 18, 1819; pursued classical…

George JONES, Congress, GA (1766-1838)

Senate Years of Service: 1807-1807Party: Democratic RepublicanJONES, George, (son of Noble Wymberley Jones), a Senator from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., February 25, 1766; received an…

Thomas Manson NORWOOD, Congress, GA (1830-1913)

Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877Party: DemocratNORWOOD, Thomas Manson, a Senator and a Representative from Georgia; born in Talbot County, Ga., April 26, 1830; pursued an academic course;…

John W. MADDOX, Congress, GA (1848-1922)

MADDOX, John W., a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Gore, Chattooga County, Ga., June 3, 1848; attended the common schools; during the Civil War enlisted in the Confederate…

Mark Anthony COOPER, Congress, GA (1800-1885)

COOPER, Mark Anthony, (cousin of Eugenius Aristides Nisbet), a Representative from Georgia; born near Powellton, Hancock County, Ga., on April 20, 1800; graduated from South Carolina College (…

James Henderson BLOUNT, Congress, GA (1837-1903)

BLOUNT, 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…

John Pendleton KING, Congress, GA (1799-1888)

Senate Years of Service: 1833-1837Party: Jacksonian; DemocratKING, John Pendleton, a Senator from Georgia; born in Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., April 3, 1799; moved in infancy with his parents…