(Encyclopedia) Berry, Martha McChesney, 1866–1942, American educator and philanthropist, b. near Rome, Ga., Ph.D. Univ. of Georgia, 1920. Determined to provide educational opportunities for…
(Encyclopedia) RionRionrēônˈ [key], ancient Phasis, river, c.195 mi (310 km) long, rising in the Caucasus near the Mamison Pass, W Georgia, and flowing S and W past Kutaisi into the Black Sea at Poti…
(Encyclopedia) Talmadge, Eugene, 1884–1946, governor of Georgia (1933–37, 1941–43), b. Forsyth, Ga. In his second term as governor (1935–37) of Georgia, his staff was forbidden by Harry Hopkins to…
Senate Years of Service: 1825-1829; 1841-1845; 1845-1852Party: Jacksonian; Whig; WhigBERRIEN, John Macpherson, a Senator from Georgia; born at Rocky Hill, near Princeton, N.J., August 23, 1781…
Senate Years of Service: 1880-1891Party: DemocratBROWN, Joseph Emerson, a Senator from Georgia; born in the Pickens District of South Carolina April 15, 1821; moved to Georgia; attended…
FELTON, William Harrell, (husband of Rebecca Latimer Felton), a Representative from Georgia; born near Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga., June 19, 1823; attended the common and primary schools…
Senate Years of Service: 2000-2005Party: DemocratMILLER, Zell Bryan, a Senator from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Georgia, on February 24, 1932; graduated Young Harris College 1951; served in…
HOUSTOUN, John, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Waynesboro, Ga., August 31, 1744; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Savannah, Ga.;…
CASTELLOW, Bryant Thomas, a Representative from Georgia; born on a farm near Georgetown, Quitman County, Ga., July 29, 1876; attended the local school, high schools at Eufaula, Ala., and…
BRAND, Charles Hillyer, a Representative from Georgia; born in Loganville, Walton County, Ga., April 20, 1861; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga…
