- Collection:
- Image Collection
- Title:
- Hatton Lovejoy at Rotary Function
- Publisher:
- LaGrange, Ga. : Troup County Archives
- Date of Original:
- 1955
- Subject:
- Troup County (Ga.)
Photograph collections--Georgia--Troup County
LaGrange (Ga.)--Social life and customs - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Troup County, LaGrange, 33.03929, -85.03133
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Robert Hatton Lovejoy (1877 - 1964) was born in White Plains, Georgia. He received a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in 1896 and a Bachelor of Law Degree in 1897 from the University of Georgia. He served as both director and attorney for LaGrange National Bank, LaGrange Savings Bank, Unity Cotton Mills and Manchester Cotton Mills, along with representing the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway Company and Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company. His practice included both civil and criminal cases with individual clients from all walks of life, rich and poor, the most prominent being Fuller E. Callaway. Hatton Lovejoy served as both director and attorney for LaGrange National Bank, LaGrange Savings Bank, Unity Cotton Mills and Manchester Cotton Mills. He also represented the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway Company and Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company. Lovejoy was the Troup County School superintendent from 1901 to 1908 and served in the State Legislature from 1909 to 1912. He was active in several civic organizations including the Chamber of Commerce, Masons, and was a charter member of the LaGrange Rotary Club. He died on April 6, 1964, and is buried along with his family in Shadowlawn Cemetery.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://cdm17413.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/imagecoll/id/19369
- Additional Rights Information:
- This item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. This image may be used in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to its use. No permission is required from the rights-holder (s) for educational use. For other use, permission must be granted by the Troup County Archives.
- Holding Institution:
- Troup County Archives
- Rights:
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