Georgia governors' gravesites field guide 1776-2003 / the report was coordinated by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources with research and production by The Jaeger Company

Georgia Governors' Gravesites
Field Guide, 1776 - 2003
The mausoleum of Governor E.D. Rivers was constructed as a replica of the Georgia State Capitol ca. 1968.
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This publication was initiated by the Office of the Governor and funded by the Georgia General Assembly. The report was coordinated by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources with research and production by The Jaeger Company.
Published June 2003
2003 Georgia Department of Natural Resources
For additional copies, please contact: Commissioner's Office Georgia Department of Natural Resources East Tower, Suite 1252 #2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SE Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Telephone 404/656-2840
A copy of this publication can be found at HPD's Web site: www.gashpo.org
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Lonice C. Barrett, Commissioner Historic Preservation Division Dr. W. Ray Luce, Director
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Introduction

Governor Sonny Perdue

Georgia was founded in 1733 as one of the original thirteen American colonies. In 1776 the colony declared its independence from Great Britain and established itself as one of the "united states" of America. Following the provincial government's 1776 "rules and regulations," the new state's first constitution was adopted in 1777, and the state's first "governor" was elected later that year.

More than two centuries of Georgia statehood have left a rich legacy of historic buildings, structures, and sites. These historic places are important today because they tell us in direct, tangible ways about the history of our state and the people who have lived in it. They contribute to our sense of place and help to define our cultural identity. They enrich our lives today by their very presence and by the stories they tell us about our past.

Among these historic places are the gravesites of Georgia's governors. Georgia's history is highlighted by the accomplishments of its governors. By studying the men who have held the state's highest elected office, we can learn a great deal about the history of our state. By visiting their gravesites, we can more directly experience their contributions to our state's history.

I am pleased to present this field guide to the gravesites of Georgia's governors which was conceived by former Governor Roy Barnes. The field guide draws attention to the lives of Georgia's governors and their contributions to our history. It also features the gravesites of these important men with their markers, monuments, inscriptions, and sculpture. It is my hope that you will enjoy using this guide to explore not only the lives of Georgia's governors and the historical places where they are buried but also the broader history and geography of this great state.

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Table of Contents

Introduction Governorship of Georgia Deceased Governors of Georgia Living Governors of Georgia End Notes Special Notes Georgia County Index Map: Governors' Graves More Information

Page 3 6-11 12-143 144-153 154 155 156-157 158-159 160

Alphabetical Index of Governors

Arnall Atkinson Barnes Boynton Brown Brown Brownson Bulloch Bullock Busbee Candler Carter, Jr. Clark Cobb Colquitt Conley Crawford Dorsey Early Elbert Emanuel Forsyth Gilmer Gordon Griffin Gwinnett Hall Handley Hardman Hardwick Harris Harris

Ellis Gibbs

136

William Yates

108

Roy E.

152

James Stoddard

100

Joseph Emerson 82

Joseph Mackey

116

Nathan

28

Archibald

12

Rufus Brown

90

George Dekle

149

Allen Daniel

110

James Earl

148

John

60

Howell

78

Alfred Holt

96

Benjamin F.

92

George Walker

74

Hugh Manson

122

Peter

54

Samuel

34

David

46

John

64

George Rockingham 66

John B.

104

Samuel Marvin

142

Button

14

Lyman

32

George

40

Lamartine Griffin 128

Thomas William

124

Nathaniel Edwin

120

Joe Frank

150

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Heard

Stephen

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Houstoun John

18

Howley

Richard

22

Irwin

Jared

42

Jackson

James

44

Jenkins

Charles Jones

86

Johnson

Herschel Vespasian 80

Johnson

James

84

Lumpkin

Wilson

68

Maddox

Lester Garfield

147

Martin

John

30

Mathews George

38

McDaniel Henry Dickerson

102

McDonald Charles James

72

Milledge

John

50

Miller

Zell

151

Mitchell

David Brydie

52

Northen

William J.

106

Perdue

George "Sonny"

153

Rabun

William

56

Rivers

Eurith Dickinson

134

Ruger

Thomas Howard

88

Russell, Jr. Richard Brevard

130

Sanders

Carl Edward

146

Schley

William

70

Slaton

John Marshall

118

Smith

James Milton

94

Smith

Hoke

114

Stephens Alexander Hamilton 98

Talbot

Matthew

58

Talmadge Eugene

132

Talmadge Herman Eugene

140

Tattnall, Jr. Josiah

48

Telfair

Edward

36

Terrell

Joseph Meriwether 112

Thompson Melvin Ernest

138

Towns

George Washington 76

Treutlen

John Adam

16

Troup

George Michael

62

Vandiver, Jr. Samuel Ernest

145

Walker

Clifford Mitchell

126

Walton

George

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Wereat

John

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Governorship of Georgia
The governor of Georgia always has been the state's highest elected official. As such, governors have shaped the course of state government and with it the history of our state. Although the title, the terms of office, and the location of the office have changed over time, the fundamental responsibilities of the state's chief elected officer have remained essentially the same: promoting public health, safety, and welfare by setting legislative agendas, signing and enforcing laws and other legislation, establishing policies, preparing state budgets, influencing tax policy, and generally managing state government in all its diversity of agencies and offices. Georgia's governors also have served as focal points for political activity in the state.
In 1732, King George II of Great Britain authorized the establishment of the Georgia colony. A corporate charter was granted to a 21-member board of trustees for the territory comprising much of present-day Georgia. The colony was named in honor of the king. General James Oglethorpe was their representative and therefore governed the colony as the "Resident Trustee."
In February of 1733, General Oglethorpe, with 114 men, women and children, founded Savannah at Yamacraw Bluff, approximately 18 miles inland along the Savannah River. The settlers made contact and established a working relationship with the resident Creek Indians, laid claim to the area, and built fortifications to protect the colony. Savannah was not the actual capital of the colony since governmental power resided with the trustees, who remained in London.
In 1743, General Oglethorpe returned to Great Britain, and William Stephens, Henry Parker, and Patrick Graham were each designated in succession as "President of the Colony" by the trustees. They continued to use Savannah
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as their headquarters. Georgia became a royal colony in 1754 after the charter granted by King George II expired, with Savannah as the capital. Three men served as royal governors: John Reynolds (1754-1757), Henry Ellis (17571760), and James Wright (1760-1776). Wright fled from Georgia in 1776 after the outbreak of the American Revolution, although he would return in 1779 as governor of the British-held portion of Georgia until 1782.
The American Revolution began in Georgia in 1775 with the convening of the Provincial Congress. The Royal Government lost control of the colony later that year, and the Royal Governor departed in 1776. Archibald Bulloch (1776-1777) and Button Gwinnett (1777) each held the title of "President of the Council of Safety," the executive branch of Georgia's early statehood government. George Walton also briefly led the Council of Safety. John Adam Treutlen (1777-1778) was elected "governor" by the state legislature under the provisions of the new state's 1777 Constitution. As such, Treutlen is considered by many to be Georgia's first governor. The new state constitution defined the powers and prerogatives of the governor's office.
Just after Christmas in 1778, British forces captured Savannah. The Georgia revolutionary government moved to Augusta to avoid the British army. Convening the government in Augusta proved difficult due to lack of a quorum and raiding British soldiers. The legislators decided that when Augusta was in peril of British invasion the government would convene at Heard's Fort, the frontier home of Governor Stephen Heard, near present day Washington, Georgia. With the British retreat from Savannah in 1782, the capital of Georgia alternated between Savannah and Augusta until 1785 when it was resolved that future meetings of the legislature would be held in Augusta. Samuel Elbert (1785-1786) was governor
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when Augusta became the official state capital.
Due to the expansion of Georgia's frontiers, in January 1786 the state legislature appointed a commission to find a more suitable, centrally located place for a new capital of Georgia. The new capital would be called Louisville in honor of King Louis XVI of France who offered the colonies help during the Revolutionary War. The site selected for Louisville was the intersection of three roads that lead to Augusta, Savannah and Georgetown. On January 2, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state--the first state in the south--to ratify the constitution in the newly created United States. In 1789 a new state constitution further defined the powers of the governor's office to include review or "revision" of legislation passed by the state legislature and the power to grant pardons and reprieves. It also created the official "great seal" of the state of Georgia that signified the governor's authority over the executive branch of state government. In March of 1796 the new capitol building in Louisville was finished and Georgia's state government officially moved to the new community. Jared Irwin was the first governor to serve there during his first term (1796-1798). In 1798 a new state constitution clarified the governor's authority to approve all "votes, resolutions, and orders" of the general assembly.
Less than eight years later, in December of 1804, once again because of westward settlement, lawmakers decided to move the capital of Georgia to Baldwin County and call it Milledgeville in honor of Governor John Milledge (1804-1806). During his second term, in the fall of 1807, Governor Jared Irwin occupied offices in the new capitol building. The first governor to live in the new governor's mansion in Milledgeville (1838) was George Gilmer (1837-1839).
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After the removal of the Cherokee Indians from northwest Georgia in the 1830s, westward settlement prompted a push for the capital to be moved again. The new settlement of Atlanta was located at the center of a growing network of railroads connecting Charleston, South Carolina, Memphis, Tennessee, and Macon, Savannah, and Augusta in Georgia. The first legislative proposal to make Atlanta the capital of Georgia came in December of 1847. With the approaching Civil War, Atlanta also attempted to become the capital of the Confederate States of America. Both efforts were unsuccessful.
The Georgia state government reconvened in Milledgeville in May of 1865 after the Civil War. A new state constitution was ratified in April 1868 that provided for moving the state capital to Atlanta. On June 30, 1868, a train of sixteen cars left Atlanta for Milledgeville to transport the statehouse furnishings to Atlanta. Provisional Governor General Thomas Howard Ruger (1868) was the first governor whose offices were located in Atlanta, which has remained the official seat of government of the State of Georgia. After meeting briefly in the Fulton County Courthouse/Atlanta City Hall on the site of the future 1889 state capitol, the Legislature rented and later bought the Kimball Opera House at Marietta and Forsyth streets in Atlanta and met there until 1889. The new permanent state capitol opened in 1889 during the governorship of John B. Gordon. It was not until 1967-1968 that the state constructed the current Governor's Mansion on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta. The powers of the governor's office have remained essentially unchanged through new state constitutions approved in 1877, 1945, 1976, and 1983.
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Prior to 1825, the Georgia Legislature elected the governor. The 1824 state constitution provided for general gubernatorial elections. George Troup, the last governor selected by the Legislature, was also the first Georgia governor to be elected by popular vote in 1825. Terms of the governorship in Georgia have varied from one year to four years, as defined in each of the ten state constitutions. Beginning with John Adam Treutlen's election under Georgia's first state constitution of 1777, governors were elected to one-year terms and could not succeed themselves. Beginning in 1789, each governor was elected for a two-year term. In 1865, the constitution was changed to allow the governor to "succeed one's self for one additional two-year term." Republican Rufus Bullock was elected to a four-year term in 1868 when the constitution was changed again, but he resigned before the end of his term. The 1877 constitution reverted to a two-year gubernatorial term with succession for one additional twoyear term. A 1941 state constitutional amendment allowed a four-year gubernatorial term with no succession. Since 1976, Georgia's governor can serve a maximum of two four-year terms.
The new state constitution of 1945 provided for the office of lieutenant governor. M.E. Thompson became Georgia's first elected lieutenant governor in 1946. He became governor upon the death of governor-elect Eugene Talmadge, following resolution of the "Three governors controversy" by the Georgia Supreme Court.
In their passing, many Georgia governors have lain in state inside the current State Capitol in Atlanta; they include Joseph Emerson Brown, Alfred Holt Colquitt, Richard B. Russell, Jr., and father and son Eugene and Herman Talmadge. All are buried as private citizens, however, in family burial plots, church burial grounds, municipal cemeteries, or cemeteries operated by perpetual-care corporations.
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The Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville served nine governors from 1838 - 1868, during the time that the city was the state capital from 1807 1868. Courtesy Georgia College & State University Website.
The Victorian house on Peachtree Street was home to 17 governors from 1870 - 1921. The mansion in Atlanta's Ansley Park was used from the 1920s until 1968, when the current Governor's Mansion, located on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta, was completed. Image of the current mansion from "The Georgia Governor's Mansion" brochure, Office of the Governor.
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Archibald Bulloch

Birth ca. 1730 - February 1777 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Charleston, South Carolina Moved to Georgia in 1758

Highlights of Term:

First Provisional Governor/President of the Council of Safety Served as Georgia's first republican governor Led militia to destroy British base on Tybee Island Refused to have guards present while in office Confiscated Tory estates

Additional Information:

President of second Provincial Congress, 1775 Delegate to Continental Congress

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Burial Site: Colonial Park Cemetery Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily from 8am - Sundown

Monument Type: Marble Monument

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #167 - Montgomery Street Right onto Oglethorpe Avenue Cemetery is on the right at the intersection with Abercorn Street Enter gates of cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, continue along main path for approximately 105' Turn left and continue across grass for approximately 150' to the Archibald Bulloch monument N3204.541' W08105.389'

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1776 - 1777

Portrait of Governor Archibald Bulloch by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:

Top:

First President

of

Georgia

1776 - 1777

ARCHIBALD BULLOCH

Born in So Carolina

1730

Died in Savh

1777

(carved 1921)

Bottom,

Patriot, Soldier, Statesman

added later: Georgians! Let the memory of Archibald Bulloch live in your breasts, tell your
chrildren [sic] of him and let them tell another generation
[from] White's Statistics of Georgia (published 1849)

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Button Gwinnett

Birth ca. 1735 - May 19, 1777 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire, England Moved to Savannah in 1765

Highlights of Term:

Provisional Governor/President of the Council of Safety Finished Governor Bulloch's term Led an invasion of Florida Invasion led to duel with General McIntosh, resulting in the governor's death

Additional Information:

A signer of Declaration of Independence Commander of Georgia's Continental Battalion Wrote the Georgia Constitution, 1777

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Burial Site: Colonial Park Cemetery (Memorial) Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily from 8am - Sundown

Monument Type: Marble Monument Bronze Plaque

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #167 - Montgomery Street Right onto Oglethorpe Avenue Cemetery is on the right at the intersection with Abercorn Street Enter gates of cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, walk along main path for approximately 105' Turn left and walk across grass for approximately 189' to the Button Gwinnett monument N3204.534' W08105.387'

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1777

Portrait of Governor Button Gwinnett by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

Inscription: (on plaque)

THIS MEMORIAL TO BUTTON GWINNETT

BORN 1735 DIED 1777

GEORGIA SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA

WHOSE REMAINS, BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY ARE BELIEVED

TO LIE ENTOMBED HEREUNDER, WAS ERECTED BY THE

SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY

HISTORIC SITE AND MONUMENTS COMMISSION

WITH MONIES CONTRIBUTED BY

THE STATE OF GEORGIA THE CITY OF SAVANNAH

AND BY THE GEORGIA SOCIETIES OF THE

SONS OF THE REVOLUTION DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS AND COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA

BUTTON GWINNETT (copy of signature)

THE SIGNATURE TO THE DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE, 1776

1964

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John Adam Treutlen

Birth & Death Dates:
Hometown:

January 16, 1734 - Spring 1782

(See End Notes)

..

BWo.u.rrnttienmKbeurrgn,bGacehr,mnaenayr

Kraichgau, Came to

Georgia with mother and brother as

an indentured servant at the Trustees'

expense in 1746

Highlights of Term:

Challenged by financial strain of Revolutionary War Fought annexation of Georgia by South Carolina Known as first governor of the State of Georgia Elected under the 1777 state constitution

Additional Information:

Moved to plantation near Orangeburg, South Carolina after term Elected to South Carolina General Assembly from St. Matthew Parish Murdered in spring of 1782

Place of Death:

East of Orangeburg, South Carolina Reputedly at Mett's Crossing, near St. Matthews, now Calhoun County, South Carolina

Burial Site: Unknown

Monument Type:

Commemorative granite marker with plaque placed in 1914 by Daughters of the American Revolution to honor Treutlen's memory

Directions to Monument:

From I-26 near Orangeburg, take Exit #145B (U.S. 601) heading east At U.S. 176 (Columbia Road/Old State Road) turn south and go 3.5 miles Monument is located at the intersection of U.S. 176 and SC 45 (Old Belleville Road) Site was traditionally known as Mett's Crossing

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1777 - 1778
Portrait of Governor John Adam Treutlen by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
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John Houstoun

Birth August 31, 1744 - July 20, 1796 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Georgia Parents came to Georgia from Scotland

Highlights of Terms:

Savannah was captured by the British during his first term Resolved boundary dispute with South Carolina Awarded land grants to Georgia's Revolutionary War veterans

Additional Information:

Read law Delegate to Continental Congress in 1775 After second term as governor, served as Mayor of Savannah and Judge of the Superior Court of the Eastern Circuit Retired from the bench in 1793

Place of Death: At White Bluff, Chatham County, near Savannah, Georgia

Burial Site: Unknown

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1778 - 1779, 1784 - 1785
Portrait of Governor John Houstoun by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
Obituary: The Georgia Gazette (Savannah) of July 28, 1796, reported: "On the 20th instant died, at White Bluff, of a bilious fever, John Houstoun, Esq., a gentleman no less conspicuous for the amenity of his manners than eminent for his talents as a lawyer and a statesman. Mr. Houstoun, at an early period, distinguished himself in his profession, uniting with a strong acute judgment and a depth of research, an easy, copious, and impressive eloquence... He was accordingly, at different periods, called to fill the most important appointments under the Government, or in Congress; in the Chief Executive; on the Bench; and, for a series of years, as a Member of the Legislature; in all which he acquitted himself with equal ability and dignity."
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John Wereat

Birth ca. 1733 - January 27, 1799 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Somerset, England Arrived in Savannah in 1759

Highlights of Term:

Georgia government moved from Savannah to Augusta to flee British Elected President of the Supreme Executive Council for Georgia's Whig government

Additional Information:

Presided over state convention that ratified U.S. Constitution Merchant and planter Georgia's State Auditor, 1782 -1792 Retired to Bryan County

Place of Death: At his plantation in Bryan County

Burial Site: Unknown

Obituary:

The Georgia Gazette (Savannah) of Thursday, January 31, 1799, reported: "Deaths... Last Sunday, at Great Ogechee [sic], John Wereat, Esq., aged 65 years."

1779 - 1780
Portrait of Governor John Wereat by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

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George Walton

Birth ca. 1749/1750 - February 2, 1804 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Goochland County (now part of Cumberland County), Virginia Moved to Savannah in 1769 to study law

Highlights of Terms:

Influenced the end of General Lachlan McIntosh's career in Georgia Militia Adopted new state constitution in 1789

Additional Information:

Youngest Signer of Declaration of Independence Briefly served as President of Council of Safety, December 1775 - January 1776 U.S. Senator Superior Court Judge Helped develop the City of Augusta Originally buried in Rosney Cemetery, but moved to Signer's Monument in 1848

Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia

Burial Site: Signer's Monument Greene Street Augusta, Georgia (reburial 1848)

Cemetery Type/ Public Monument Public Access Access:

Monument Type: Granite Obelisk Marble Plaque Inset

Directions to Monument:

Located directly across from AugustaRichmond County Municipal Building along Greene Street at Monument Street in downtown Augusta

Location of N3328.273' W08157.707' Monument:

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1779 - 1780, 1789
Portrait of Governor George Walton by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

HALL GWINNETT WALTON (curved)
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Richard Howley

Birth ca. 1740 - December 1784 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born near Savannah, Georgia Resided in St. John's Parish (now Liberty County), Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Was elected as governor when two rival assemblies joined in 1779 Served from January 4, 1780 - February 18, 1780, until he was elected to Continental Congress Land-grant policies attracted settlers to state Established town of Washington in Wilkes County Fled to North Carolina with the state's money and archives after Charleston fell to British

Additional Information:

Elected to Georgia's House of the Assembly in 1781 Named pro-tem Chief Justice in 1782 Moved from Sunbury to Savannah

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Burial Site: Unknown Possibly in Savannah

Obituary:

The Gazette of the State of Georgia (Savannah) of December 30, 1784, reported: "Died in this town, Richard Howly [sic], Esq., Attorney at Law."

1780
Portrait of Governor Richard Howley by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

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Stephen Heard

Birth November, 1740 - November 15, & Death Dates: 1815

Hometown: Born in Hanover County, Virginia Moved to Georgia in 1759

Highlights of Term:

Great Britain occupied most of Georgia during his term Spent most of term avoiding capture by the British

Additional Information:

Fought with George Washington in the French and Indian War Fought in Revolutionary War State Legislator Helped select the location of Elberton, Georgia Planter

Place of Death: Heardmont Plantation, near Middleton, Elbert County, Georgia

Burial Site: Heardmont Heardmont Road Near Middleton, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Family Cemetery Public Access Access:

Monument Type: Marble Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From Elberton, take GA 72 east Turn north on Pearl Mill Road, which becomes Heardmont Road in approximately 4.5 miles Heardmont Road ends at the gates to the Stephen Heard Memorial Park

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, continue until drive ends at gated cemetery From the main gate of cemetery, walk in a northeasterly direction from the gate for approximately 114' to the gravesite of Governor Heard N3406.815' W08241.684'

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1780 - 1781

Portrait of Governor Stephen Heard by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

SACRED To the Memory
OF

COL. STEPHEN HEARD

HE WAS A SOLDIER

of the American Revolution,

and fought with the great Washington

for the liberty of his Country,

He died on the 15th of November, 1815,

IN THE 75TH YEAR OF HIS AGE

Beloved and lamented by all who knew him.

"AN HONEST MAN IS THE NOBLEST WORK OF GOD"

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Nathan Brownson

Birth May 14, 1742 - October 18, 1796 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Woodbury, Connecticut Moved to Riceboro, Georgia prior to 1775

Highlights Elected governor in August 1781 after of Term: Whigs recaptured Augusta from British

Additional Information:

President of State Senate State Representative Attended Yale College Physician Delegate to Continental Congress

Place of Death: At his plantation in Liberty County, Georgia

Burial Site:

Unknown Reputed burial at Midway Cemetery in Liberty County is unverified

Obituary:

The Georgia Gazette (Savannah) of Thursday, October 20, 1796, reported: "Died on Tuesday last in Liberty County, Nathan Brownson, Esq., formerly Governor of this state."

From Columbian Museum & Savannah Advertiser of Friday, November 11, 1796, page 3: "Died, at his plantation, in Liberty County, Nathan Brownson, Esq., whose various talents as a Statesman, Philosopher, and Physician, have placed him in the list of distinguished characters..."

1781 - 1782
Portrait of Governor Nathan Brownson by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

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John Martin

Birth ca. 1730 - January 1786 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Rhode Island Moved to Georgia in 1767 with his brother, James

Highlights of Term:

Offered full pardons to British soldiers who surrendered to General Anthony Wayne Addressed wartime food shortage Passed Confiscation and Banishment Act of 1782

Additional Information:

Planter Sheriff of Chatham County Mayor of Savannah, 1778 State Representative State Treasurer

Place of Death: Unknown

Burial Site: Unknown

Obituary:

The Gazette of the State of Georgia (Savannah) of February 2, 1786, reported: "Last week died, on his way to the westward, the Hon. John Martin, Esq., whither he was bound for the recovery of his health. His private life was distinguished by the most ornamental virtues...He took an early and decided part with his country in the contest which established its independence, and suffered in its progress with patient fidelity all the inconveniences of a tedious confinement...He left his disconsolate widow the most honorable support..."

The will of John Martin was filed for probate on January 30, 1786, in Chatham County, Savannah.

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1782 - 1783
Portrait of Governor John Martin by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
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Lyman Hall

Birth April 12, 1724 - October 19, 1790 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Wallingford, Connecticut Moved to Georgia in 1750s

Highlights of Term:

Established 3 "seminaries of learning" Supported charter to create the University of Georgia, 1784 Sought new land cessations from the Indians Banned settlers from Indian hunting grounds

Additional Information:

A Signer of Declaration of Independence Adamant Revolutionary War figure in Georgia Originally interred at his plantation in Burke County Moved to Signer's Monument in 1848 Physician

Place of Death: Burke County, Georgia

Burial Site: Signer's Monument Greene Street Augusta, Georgia (reburial 1848)

Cemetery Type/ Public Monument Public Access Access:

Monument Type: Granite Obelisk Marble Plaque Inset

Directions to Monument:

Located directly across from AugustaRichmond County Municipal Building along Greene Street at Monument Street in downtown Augusta

Location of N3328.273' W08157.707' Monument:

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1783 - 1784

Portrait of Governor Lyman Hall by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

HALL GWINNETT WALTON (curved)
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Samuel Elbert

Birth ca. 1740 - November 1, 1788 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Prince William Parish, South Carolina Moved to Savannah after his parents' deaths ca. 1754

Highlights of Term:

Subdued marauders near St. Marys River Worked on improving Indian relations Signed act to charter the University of Georgia in 1785

Additional Information:

Brigadier General in Continental Army Major General of Georgia Militia Vice President of Society of Cincinnati Proclaimed "Father of the Masons" in Georgia Originally interred at his wife's plantation, Rae's Hall, located west of Savannah

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Burial Site:

Colonial Park Cemetery Oglethorpe Avenue Savannah, Georgia (reinterred 1924)

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily from 8am - Sundown

Monument Type: Box Tomb with Marble Ledger and Granite Base

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #167 Montgomery Street Right onto Oglethorpe Avenue Cemetery is on the right at the intersection with Abercorn Street Enter gates of cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate continue along main path for 20' Turn left and continue across grass for 50' to the Samuel Elbert tomb N3204.557' W08105.401'
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1785 - 1786

Portrait of Governor Samuel Elbert by unknown artist. Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book & Manuscript Library/ University of Georgia Libraries and Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

SAMUEL ELBERT BRIGADIER GENERAL

IN CONTINENTAL ARMY,

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGIA MILITIA,

GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA,

PAST GRAND MASTER OF MASONS

A FOUNDER OF THE SOCIETY OF THE

CINCINNATI IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA

SHERIFF CHATHAM COUNTY.

BORN 1740, PRINCE WILLIAM PARISH, S.C.

DIED NOVEMBER 1, 1788, SAVANNAH

GEORGIA

REMOVED FROM RAE'S HALL AND

RE-INTERRED MARCH 10, 1924

ALSO INTERRED HEREIN THE REMAINS OF HIS WIFE ELIZABETH RAE ELBERT
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Edward Telfair

Birth ca. 1735 - September 17, 1807 & Death Dates: (See End Notes)

Hometown: Born in Town Head, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Moved to Savannah in 1766

Highlights of Terms:

Issued new paper currency Raised army against Creek Indians, but President George Washington intervened Received George Washington during 1791 visit Issued excessive land grants

Additional Information:

Seized 600 pounds of gun powder from the British during the American Revolution Elected to Council of Safety twice One of Georgia's wealthiest men when he died

Place of Death: Savannah, Georgia

Burial Site:

Bonaventure Cemetery 330 Bonaventure Road Savannah, Georgia (reburial 1860) Originally buried at Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily from 8am - Sundown

Monument Type: Marble with Tabby Footings

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #167Montgomery Street Right onto Liberty Street, approximately 2 miles Bear right onto Skidaway Road, for 1 mile Left onto 36th Street/ Bonaventure Road Cemetery gates are on left, approximately 1/2 mile

Location within Cemetery:

East on Bonaventure Way Right onto Wiltberger Way until merger with unnamed road Telfair plot is the second on left N3202.554' W08102.770'
36

1786 -1787, 1789 - 1793
Monument Inscriptions:
(South side) IN MEMORY OF EDWARD TELFAIR OF GEORGIA WHO DIED SEPT. 17. 1807. AGED 64.[sic] AND OF HIS SONS EDWARD TELFAIR JOSIAH G. TELFAIR. THOMAS TELFAIR ALEXANDER TELFAIR.
(West side) ERECTED BY THE SURVIVING DAUGHTERS OF EDWARD AND SARAH TELFAIR
1860 (North side) IN MEMORY OF SARAH TELFAIR. WIDOW OF EDWARD TELFAIR AND OF THEIR DAUGHTERS SARAH G. HAIG. WIDOW OF CAPT. GEORGE HAIG. U. S. A. MARGARET T. HODGSON. WIDOW OF WILLIAM B. HODGSON. MARY TELFAIR.
37

George Mathews

Birth August 30, 1739 - August 30, 1812 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Augusta County, Virginia Moved to Georgia by 1785 Moved to Mississippi Territory in 1797 and returned to Georgia

Highlights of Terms:

Strengthened Georgia Militia for use against Indians Resolved a boundary dispute with South Carolina Signed the infamous Yazoo Act

Additional Information:

Colonel in Revolutionary War Elected to the first House of Representatives, 1789 Served as a State Representative Died en route to berate President Madison over change in policies over Florida Territory

Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia en route to Washington, D.C.

Burial Site:

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery 605 Reynolds Street Augusta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Church Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily from 8am -Sundown

Monument Type: Box Tomb Marble Top Brick Base

Directions to Cemetery:

In downtown Augusta, from the AugustaRichmond County Municipal Building, continue on Greene Street towards Sixth Street Right onto Sixth Street Cemetery and Church are on the left as Sixth Street ends past Reynolds Street Enter gates of Churchyard

Location within Cemetery:

From the Sixth Street gate, turn left along wall Governor Mathews gravesite is approximately 39' ahead N3328.560' W08157.647'

38

1787 - 1788, 1793 - 1796

Monument Inscription:

IN memory of GENrl GEORGE MATHEWS who died the 30th of August
1812 in the 73rd Year
of his Age.

39

George Handley

Birth February 9, 1752 - September 17, & Death Dates: 1793

Hometown: Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Arrived in Savannah in May 1775

Highlights of Term:

Drafted new state constitution Signed Georgia's only patent, for a steam engine, before federal government assumed responsibility for all patents

Additional Information:

Lieutenant Colonel in Continental Army Prominent role in drafting state constitution of 1789 Served as Ports Collector for Brunswick and Sheriff of Richmond County Member of the Society of Cincinnati Married to Sarah Howe, niece of Governor Elbert

Place of Death: Rae's Hall Plantation, near Savannah

Burial Site: Unknown Presumed to be buried in Savannah

1788 - 1789
Obituary: The Georgia Gazette (Savannah) of September 19, 1793, reported: "Died, at Rae's Hall, on his way from Augusta to Savannah, George Handley, Esq., Sheriff of Richmond County...His remains being removed to this city were followed to the grave by the Grand Lodge of this state, Solomon's, Hiram's and Union Lodges, of this place, and every masonic respect paid his memory as a Brother, formerly Grand Treasurer, and Past Master of Columbia Lodge at Augusta. The Union Society and the Society of Cincinnati, of which the deceased was a Member, with a number of other respectable inhabitants, attended the funeral."

40

41

Jared Irwin

Birth ca. 1750 - March 1, 1818 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Anson County (location is now in Mecklenburg County), North Carolina Moved to Washington County, Georgia in 1784 and established Union Hill Plantation

Highlights of Terms:

Nullified the Yazoo Act Completed the term of Governor John Milledge Administered Georgia's second land lottery First governor to serve in both Louisville and Milledgeville state capitals

Additional Information:

President of the Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1795 Veteran of Revolutionary War Brigadier General in Georgia militia Served several terms in Georgia Legislature Donated land near his plantation for a nondenominational church

Place of Death: Union Hill Plantation, near Sandersville, Georgia

Burial Site: Irwin Family Cemeter y Near Sandersville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Restricted Access Access:

Monument Type: Cast Stone Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

Cemetery is located on private property south of Sandersville, Georgia

Location within Restricted Cemetery:

42

1796 - 1798, 1806 - 1809
Portrait of Governor Jared Irwin by Vernon Layton, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
Monument Inscription:
To the memory of GOVERNOR JARED IRWIN 1750 - 1818
Colonel in American Revolution Brig. General in Indian Wars.
Three times Governor of Georgia. Signer of the famous act
Rescinding the Yazoo Fraud. Died at Union Hill his country
seat March 1st, 1818 (probably placed by the family
ca. 1900-1924) 43

James Jackson

Birth September 21, 1757 - March 19, 1806 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Moreton-Hampstead, Devonshire, England Moved to Savannah in 1772

Highlights of Terms:

Secured land grant protections in the state constitution Produced state constitution of 1798 Began negotiations by which Georgia ceded its western lands in 1802 to federal government Prohibited foreign slave trade

Additional Information:

Revolutionary Soldier State Representative U.S. Senator Resigned Senate seat to fight the Yazoo land fraud Established the first true political party in Georgia, the Jeffersonian Republicans

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Burial Site:

Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, SE Washington, D.C. (reburial 1832) Originally buried at Rock Creek Church Cemetery

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily until Dusk

Monument Type:

Sandstone with Marble Plaque Inset Bronze Plaque placed by Daughters of the American Revolution

Directions to Cemetery:

In southeast Washington D.C., near the intersection of Potomac Avenue and E Street

Location within Cemetery:

Facing the entrance, walk left along the lane Turn right at second walk Jackson's marker is on the left Space R29/60 N3852.867' W07658.750'
44

1798 - 1801
Portrait of Governor James Jackson by John Maier, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

Inscriptions:

(North side, marble plaque)

TO THE MEMORY OF MAJOR

GEN. JAS. JACKSON

OF GEORGIA

WHO DESERVED AND ENJOYED

THE CONFIDENCE OF A GRATEFUL COUNTRY

A SOLDIER OF THE

(South side)

REVOLUTION

He was the determined

foe of foreign Tyranny

The scourge and terror of

corruption at home

Died 19th March 1806

In the 49th year of his

45

age

David Emanuel

Birth ca. 1744 - February 19, 1808 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Pennsylvania Moved to St. George's Parish, Georgia with family as a child

Highlights of Term:

As President of the Georgia Senate, Emanuel became interim governor when Governor Jackson resigned to become a U.S. Senator Traditionally considered the first Jewish governor of any state

Additional Information:

Escaped from British after being captured during the American Revolution Served in state constitutional conventions of 1789 and 1795

Place of Death:

At his home in the 72nd district, near Gough, Georgia Approximately 10 miles west of Waynesboro, Georgia

Burial Site: Unknown Presumed to be on his plantation where he died

Obituary:

The Augusta Chronicle of March 12, 1808, reported: "DIED, on the 19th February last at his plantation, in Burke county, Col. David Emanuel in the 65th year of his age,---he served through the whole of the Revolution with honor to himself and benefit to his country---he was for many years a member of our Legislature, and latterly president of the Senate---his numerous friends and acquaintances will keep his name and merits long in remembrance."

46

1801
While there is no marked grave for Governor Emanuel, this Georgia Historical Marker, located at the Burke County Courthouse in Waynesboro, commemorates his importance to Burke County.
47

Josiah Tattnall, Jr.

Birth ca. 1764 - June 6, 1803 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born near Savannah, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

The family plantation, Bonaventure, was seized by the British during American Revolution Returned to the Tattnall family once he became governor Resigned governorship due to failing health

Additional Information:

Father was a British Loyalist and moved family to England during American Revolution Brigadier General, 1801 U.S. Senator State Representative

Place of Death: Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, British West Indies

Burial Site:

Bonaventure Cemetery 330 Bonaventure Road Savannah, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily from 8am - Sundown

Monument Type: Limestone Box Tomb Marble Top

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #167Montgomery Street Right onto Liberty Street, approximately 2 miles Bear right onto Skidaway Road, for 1 mile Left onto 36th Street/ Bonaventure Road Cemetery gates are on left, approximately 1/2 mile

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, follow Bonaventure Way east Turn right onto Noble Jones Drive The Tattnall family plot is on the left at Noble Jones Drive and Mullryne Way NE N3202.583' W08102.737'
48

1801 - 1802

Monument

This Stone

Inscription: is intended to perpetuate the Memory of M.RS H. TATTNALL,

consort of

GEN.L JOSIAH TATTNALL

who died the 3.d December 1802 aged 33 Years

She was truly apious Christian, affectionate

Wife, fond Mother, & Sincere friend

In life beloved

In death regretted.

The following four Children sons & Dauhters [sic]

of the above are also interred near to this stone

JOSIAH TATTNALL,

died the 4.th Sep.r 1794 aged 1 Year & 6 months.

MARY MULLRYNE TATTNALL,

died the 14.th Sep.r 1794 aged 8 Years.

JOHN M. TATTNALL,

died 28.th Sep.r 1801 aged 3 Years & 9 months.

SALLY M. TATTNALL,

died the 2.d June 1802. aged 6 months.

Also of

JOSIAH TATTNALL JUN.R ESQ.R

who after having enjoyed the highest Honours

of the State, died at the Age of 38 in the Year of

1803

an honest Man, Rich in the estimation of all who

knew him.

[punctuation as it appears on marker]

49

John Milledge

Birth ca. 1757 - February 9, 1818 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Savannah, Georgia Moved to Augusta in 1790

Highlights of Term:

Improved Georgia - Indian relations Reorganized the Georgia Militia Wayne, Wilkinson and Baldwin counties were created Constructed major road from Georgia to Tennessee through Cherokee Territory Began Georgia's land lottery system

Additional Information:

Was a "Liberty Boy" and a Colonel during the American Revolution Attorney General, 1780 State Senator and Representative U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senator

Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia

Burial Site: Summerville Cemetery Cumming Road Augusta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Public Access Access: along Cumming Road

Monument Type: Marble Table Tomb

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit # 195 - Wheeler Road Turn right off ramp Right onto Walton Way Extension Left onto Walton Way Left onto Johns Road Left onto Cumming Road Cemetery is at the intersection of Cumming Road and Johns Road

Location within Cemetery:

Enter at the second gate along Cumming Road, and continue for approximately 132' Turn left at path and continue for approximately 207' Turn right Milledge family plot is 50' ahead on the right N3328.847' W08200.997'
50

1802 - 1806

Portrait of Governor John Milledge by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

In Memory OF THE HON. JOHN MILLEDGE who departed this life on the 9th February 1818 Aged 61 Years

The deceased was born in the City of Savannah and his political life
is intimately connected with the history of Georgia 51

David Brydie Mitchell

Birth October 22, 1766 - April 22, 1837 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland Moved to Savannah in 1782, then moved to Mount Nebo Plantation, near Milledgeville

Highlights of Terms:

Improved land and water transportation Sponsored law to outlaw dueling Revised criminal code and constructed state penitentiary in Milledgeville Chartered Bank of Augusta and Bank of the State of Georgia

Additional Information:

Major General in State Militia Involved in duel over politics, 1802 U.S. Agent to Creek Indians, 1818 State Senator and Representative Judge of Superior Court

Place of Death: Mount Nebo Plantation, Milledgeville, Georgia

Burial Site: Memory Hill Cemetery Franklin Street Milledgeville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Box Tomb Granite Base Marble Top Granite Marker with Bronze Plaque

Directions to Cemetery:

Take GA 49 into Milledgeville from Macon Right onto Liberty Street Liberty Street ends at Franklin Street, across from main gate of cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, continue straight Turn left at the second street and follow for approximately 225' Turn right Mitchell plot is located 30' on the right N3304.483' W08313.776'
52

1809 - 1813, 1815 - 1817

Portrait of Governor David Brydie Mitchell by unknown artist, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:

(inscription on box tomb) In
memory of DAVID BRYDIE MITCHELL SENATOR FOR THE COUNTY OF
BALDWIN/ AND FORMER GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA/ BORN
NEAR HUTHIL [sic] PERKSHIRE [sic] SCOTLAND
22ND OCTOBER 1760 [sic] DIED
IN MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA 22ND APRIL 1837
THIS STONE IS ERECTED BY VOTE OF
THE LEGISLATURE OF GEORGIA

(on plaque) GOVERNOR DAVID B. MITCHELL
1760 [sic] TO 1837 GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA DURING MILLEDGEVILLE'S EARLY DAYS
AS THE CAPITAL MILLEDGEVILLE'S ONLY GOVERNOR, ALTHOUGH WE WERE THE CAPITAL FOR 64 YEARS HIS HOME, MOUNT NEBO, ON LAKE LAUREL ROAD, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE ABOUT 1947

53

Peter Early

Birth June 20, 1773 - August 15, 1817 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Culpeper County (now Madison County), Virginia Moved to Oglethorpe County, 1795 Moved to Greene County in 1800

Highlights of Term:

War of 1812 dominated his term Vetoed the Alleviating Act that forgave debtors

Additional Information:

U.S. Congressman, 1802 - 1806 Judge of Superior Court for Ocmulgee Circuit, 1807 - 1813 Elected State Senator for Greene County, 1816 Originally interred at his home, Fontenoy Plantation Moved to present burial location in 1914 by his family

Place of Death: Greene County, Georgia

Burial Site:

Greensboro City Cemetery Memorial Street Greensboro, Georgia (reburial 1914)

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Marble Headstone Granite Ledger added in 1914

Directions to Cemetery:

From the Greene County Courthouse in downtown Greensboro, continue east on Greene Street Left onto East Street Left onto Memorial Street Cemetery is on the left

Location within Cemetery:

From the gate on Governor Early Street, continue ahead for approximately 100' Turn right and continue for approximately 50' to the Early family plot N3334.891' W08310.853'

54

1813 - 1815
Portrait of Governor Peter Early by George Temples in 1958, located at the Early County Courthouse.
Monument Inscriptions: Here lies the body
of PETER EARLY who died on the 15th of August 1817 In the 45th Year of his age
(inscription from original marker) PETER EARLY GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, MEMBER OF CONGRESS, JUDGE SUPERIOR COURT, LAWYER, JURIST AND STATESMAN. HE ADORNED WHATEVER POSITION HE HELD AND WAS DISTINGUISHED FOR HIS INTEGRITY, PATRIOTISM AND INTELLECTUAL ATTAINMENTS. HE WAS GOVERNOR DURING OUR WAR WITH ENGLAND 1812-15 AND WAS CONSPICUOUS AMONG THE GOVERNORS OF THE SEVERAL STATES FOR HIS ZEAL AND EFFICIENCY IN ORGANIZING, EQUIPPING AND SENDING TO THE FIELD THE TROOPS REQUIRED OF GEORGIA BY THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. HE WAS A NATIVE OF VIRGINIA, DIED AT FONTENOY, HIS COUNTRY HOME, IN THIS COUNTY, AUGUST 15TH 1817 IN THE 45TH YEAR OF HIS AGE. IN 1914 HIS REMAINS WERE REMOVED BY DIRECTION OF HIS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN FROM FONTENOY TO THIS PLACE AND NOW REST BENEATH THIS SLAB. (inscription from granite ledger placed in 1914) 55

William Rabun

Birth April 8, 1771 - October 24, 1819 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Halifax County, North Carolina Moved with parents to what is now Hancock County ca. 1786

Highlights of Term:

Served during a time of prosperity in Georgia Had a disagreement with General Andrew Jackson over retribution over Indian attacks on the Georgia frontiers

Additional Information:

Justice of the Inferior Court for Hancock County State Senator and Representative Leader of Georgia Baptist Association and missionary societies Organized Powelton Baptist Church

Place of Death: At home in Hancock County, Georgia

Burial Site:

Powelton Baptist Church Powelton, Georgia (moved from family cemetery in 1985)

Cemetery Type/ Churchyard Public Access Open Access: Daily

Monument Type: Granite Headstone, Footstone and Monument (placed in 1985)

Directions to Cemetery:

From the intersection of I-20 and GA 22, take GA 22 toward Sparta Powelton Baptist Church is approximately 8 miles on the left

Location within Cemetery:

From the front of the church, walk along the left side of the church Governor Rabun's plot is approximately 63' on the left N3325.746' W08252.216'

56

1817 - 1819

Monument H e a d s t o n e : Inscriptions:

GOV. RABUN

Monument:

WILLIAM RABUN GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
APRIL 1771 - OCT 1819 (placed 1985)

57

Matthew Talbot

Birth ca. 1762 - September 17, 1827 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Bedford County, Virginia Moved to Wilkes County, Georgia after American Revolution

Highlights of Term:

Was President of the Georgia Senate and filled office for 2 weeks after Governor Rabun's death Served less than one month as governor Part of the Clarkite political group

Additional Information:

Clerk of Elbert County, 1790 - 1791 Delegate to the Georgia Constitutional Conventions of 1795 and 1798 State Senator, 1799, 1801 - 1803, 1808 1822

Place of Death: Died near Washington, Georgia

Burial Site: Smyrna Churchyard US 378 South of Washington, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Church Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Unmarked grave in Talbot Family Plot

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20 take Exit # 172 - US 78, heading north From intersection of US 78 and US 378, continue on US 378 east for approximately 4.5 miles Churchyard is on the right Enter drive of Smyrna United Methodist Church

Location within Cemetery:

Enclosed plot is located directly behind church on right N3327.909' W08157.381'

58

1819

Portrait of Governor Matthew Talbot by Emma Cheves Wilkins, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

No Marker; Talbot Family Plot is behind the large tree. 59

John Clark

Birth February 28, 1766 - October 12, 1832 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina Moved to Wilkes County, Georgia area in early 1770s

Highlights of Term:

Promoted amendment for popular election of governor Revised penal laws Expanded free public school system Secured land from Creek Indians

Additional Information:

Major General, Georgia Militia State Representative Federal Indian Agent in Florida Revolutionary War veteran

Place of Death: St. Andrews Bay, Washington County (now Bay County), Florida

Burial Site:

Marietta National Cemetery 500 Washington Avenue Marietta, Georgia (moved from St. Andrews, Florida in 1923 with his wife, Nancy)

Cemetery Type/ Military Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type:

Marble Head Stone (placed in 1923) Marker also placed by Daughters of the American Revolution (placed in 1999)

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-75, take Exit 263-GA 120 Loop to Marietta Right onto Fairground Road Cemetery is on the left Left to enter into gates

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and veer right Go to the top of the hill and veer left at flagpole Turn left Marker is 20' ahead on right, behind spigot N3357.119' W08432.422'

60

1819 - 1823

Portrait of Governor John Clark by W.R. Freeman, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:
(Back) JOHN CLARK GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA 1819 - 1823

(Front) JOHN CLARK FEB. 28, 1766 - OCT. 12, 1832 MAJOR GENERAL 3RD DIVISION REVOLUTIONARY WAR
NANCY CLARK BELOVED WIFE MAY 1, 1774 - OCT. 26, 1832
61

George Michael Troup

Birth September 8, 1780 - April 26, 1856 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born at McIntosh Bluff, Georgia (now Washington County near Mobile, Alabama) Owned six plantations at death, including Rosemont Plantation in Laurens County (now Treutlen County), Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Negotiated controversial Treaty of Indian Springs Conflicts with the federal government arose due to Indian conflicts Constructed new roads and canals

Additional Information:

Called "Apostle of states' rights" State Representative U.S. Congressman, 1807 - 1815 U.S. Senator, 1816 - 1818, 1829-1833

Place of Death: Rosemont Plantation, Laurens County (now Treutlen County), Georgia

Burial Site: Troup Family Tomb CR 118 near Lothair, Treutlen County

Cemetery Type/ Grave located on state-owned property Access: Public Access

Monument Type: Limestone Box Granite Obelisk Marble Plaque Inset

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit 58, GA 199 (Old River Road) south towards Lothair Right onto GA 199 Spur for 12.3 miles Left onto CR 118 for 4 miles Troup Tomb is 1/4 mile ahead on the right

Location within Cemetery:

From the pull off, walk north approximately 50' Troup family tomb is straight ahead N3220.157' W08242.211'
62

1823 - 1827
Portrait of Governor George Michael Troup by John Maier, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:
(On marble plaque)

GEORGE MICHAEL TROUP Born Septr. 8TH, 1780. Died April 26TH, 1856.
No epitaph can tell his worth -The history of Georgia must perpetuate
his virtues, and commemorate his Patriotism.
There he teaches us -the argument being exhausted
to Stand by our Arms. 63

John Forsyth

Birth October 22, 1780 - October 21, 1841 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Fredericksburg, Virginia Moved to Augusta in 1785

Highlights of Term:

Supported states' rights Reformed state penal code and penitentiary Worked to improve Indian relations in Georgia Extended state laws over the Cherokee territory

Additional Information:

Graduated from Princeton Moved to Augusta to practice law U.S. Secretary of State State Attorney General U.S. Congressman U.S. Senator Ambassador to Spain

Place of Death: At home in Washington, D.C.

Burial Site: Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, SE Washington, D.C.

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily until Dusk

Monument Type: Sandstone Monument

Directions to Cemetery:

In southeast Washington D.C., near the intersection of Potomac Avenue and E Street

Location within Cemetery:

Facing the entrance, turn left along the lane Turn right at the second walk Forsyth's marker is on the left Space R37/65 N3852.867' W07658.750'

64

1827 - 1829

Portrait of Governor John Forsyth by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

(North side) SACRED to the memory of JOHN FORSYTH Ex-Secretary of State of the United States who died on the 21st of October 1841 aged 61 years Fearlessly honest while in life and in death acknowledging his God to be "Mighty to None."
65

George R. Gilmer

Birth April 11, 1790 - November 16, 1859 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Wilkes County (location is now in Oglethorpe County), Georgia

Highlights of Terms:

Indian relations dominated all other issues during both terms Gold was discovered in Dahlonega in 1829 Cherokee Indians were moved west on the "Trail of Tears"

Additional Information:

Attorney U.S. Congressman State Representative Author of Sketches of Some of the First Settlers of Upper Georgia, of the Cherokees and the Author (1855)

Place of Death: At his home in Lexington, Georgia

Burial Site:

Beth-Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery 104 East Church Street Lexington, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Church Cemetery Open/Public Access: Access

Monument Type:

Granite Base and Ledger Marble Obelisk Gate Signage placed by Daughters of the American Colonists in October 1972

Directions to Cemetery:

From U.S. 78/GA 10 in front of the Oglethorpe County Courthouse in downtown Lexington, turn north onto Platt Street Turn right onto Church Street Cemetery is on the left

Location within Cemetery:

From gate, turn left and walk for approximately 120' Turn right and walk across grass approximately 20' Gilmer burial is on the left N3352.221' W08306.536'
66

1829-1831, 1837-1839
Portrait of Governor George R. Gilmer by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

GEORGE R. GILMER BORN
APRIL THE 11TH A. D. 1790. DIED
NOVEMBER 16TH A. D. 1859.
67

Wilson Lumpkin

Birth January 14, 1783 - December 28, & Death Dates: 1870

Hometown: Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Moved to Georgia in 1784

Highlights of Term:

Led Georgia opposition when South Carolina attempted to nullify federal tariff laws Demanded state control over Indian affairs

Additional Information:

Justice of the Inferior Court for Oglethorpe County State Representative U.S. Senator and Congressman U.S. Indian Treaty Commissioner Western & Atlantic Railroad State Agent

Place of Death: Athens, Georgia

Burial Site: Oconee Hill Cemeter y 297 Cemetery Street Athens, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery By Appointment Access: Only

Monument Type: Granite Monument

Directions to Cemetery:

From intersection of U.S. 78 and Thomas Street in downtown Athens, turn onto Thomas Street traveling south Cemetery is on the left just past the traffic light

Location within Cemetery:

Continue through the main gate Veer right and follow road to top of hill Lumpkin's marker is located on top of the hill N3356.963' W08322.249'

68

1831 - 1835
Portrait of Governor Wilson Lumpkin by J.T. Moore, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

(West side)

Inscriptions:

HE SERVED HIS STATE

AS

(East side)

LEGISLATOR, CONGRESSMAN,

WILSON LUMPKIN

GOVERNOR

BORN JAN. 14, 1783,

COMMISSIONER TO

IN PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CHEROKEE INDIANS,

VIRGINIA

STATE AGENT W. & A. R.R.

CAME TO GEORGIA

U.S. SENATOR,

1784,

TRUSTEE OF THE

DIED AT ATHENS

UNIVERSITY

DEC. 28, 1870

AND DIED FULL OF YEARS

AND OF HONOR

69

William Schley

Birth December 10, 1786 - November 20, & Death Dates: 1858

Hometown: Born in Frederick, Maryland Moved to Augusta, Georgia prior to 1812

Highlights of Term:

Personally took part in Georgia Militia removal of Creek Indians Began construction of new executive mansion in Milledgeville Authorized construction of Western & Atlantic Railroad

Additional Information:

Judge of Superior Court U.S. Congressman State Representative Established Richmond Factory, producer of cotton and woolen products President of the Board of Trustees of the Medical College of Georgia

Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia

Burial Site: Schley Cemetery Richmond Hill Road Augusta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Family Cemetery Public Access Access: Fenced with Gate

Monument Type: Marble Monument Limestone Base

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-520 take Exit # 1 - U.S. 25 and continue north on U.S. 25 Left onto Windsor Spring Road Right onto Richmond Hill Road Cemetery is on the right after bridge No immediate parking near cemetery due to private residence

Location within Cemetery:

From gate continue approximately 57' Turn right, Governor Schley's grave is approximately 32' ahead N3324.527' W08202.196'
70

1835 - 1837
Portrait of Governor William Schley by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

IN MEMORY OF

Inscription:

WILLIAM SCHLEY,

who was

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS,

JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT,

and

GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA,

successfully illustrated

The WISDOM of an able Legislator,

The JUSTICE of an upright Magistrate,

and

The MODERATION of a faithful Executive Officer;

and, in all the relations of public

and private life, exemplified that

NOBLEST WORK OF GOD -

AN HONEST MAN.

71

Charles James McDonald

Birth July 9, 1793 - December 16, 1860 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Charleston, South Carolina Moved to Hancock County, Georgia in 1794

Highlights of Term:

Improved state's fiscal status Resumed state-collected sales tax collection, rather than countycollected Increased property taxes by 25% Repealed Common School Act of 1837

Additional Information:

Attorney Served as State Senator and State Representative Appointed to Georgia Supreme Court in 1855 Moved to Marietta and built his home, Kennesaw Hall

Place of Death: Marietta, Georgia

Burial Site: Episcopal Cemetery Polk Street Marietta, Georgia Lot 42

Cemetery Type/ Church Cemetery Open Public Access: Access

Monument Type: White Marble Base and Riser Topped with large Urn

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-75, take Exit 263 - GA 120 Loop to Marietta Take Polk Street past Episcopal Church Cross railroad tracks Turn left into black iron gates approximately 1/2 mile on left

Location within Cemetery:

Enter from Polk Street Turn right at first paved lane, facing Winn Street Take third grassy path Turn right at Grubbs plot McDonald plot is across from large Glover plot N3357.296' W08433.396'
72

1839 - 1843
Engraving of Governor Charles James McDonald by unknown artist, courtesy of Georgia Division of Archives and History, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

Sacred to the memory of CHARLES JAMES MCDONALD Born July 9th, 1793 Died Dec 16th, 1860
Aged 67 years "Come behold the works of the Lord what desolations he hath made in the earth."

73

George W. Crawford

Birth December 22, 1798 - July 27, 1872 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Columbia County, Georgia Moved to Augusta later in life

Highlights of Term:

Only Whig governor of Georgia Improved Georgia's finances Georgia Supreme Court system was created, 1846

Additional Information:

U.S. Secretary of War, 1849 - 1850 President of the Georgia Secession Convention of 1861 U.S. Congressman State Representative Successful attorney and businessman

Place of Death: Bel - Air Plantation, near Augusta, Georgia

Burial Site: Summerville Cemetery Cumming Road Augusta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Open/Public Access: Access along Cumming Road

Monument Type: Marble Lawnmarker

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit # 195 - Wheeler Road Turn right off ramp Right onto Walton Way Extension Left onto Walton Way Left onto Johns Road Left onto Cumming Road Cemetery is at the intersection of Cumming Road and Johns Road

Location within Cemetery:

From the first gate along Cumming Road, enter the cemetery and continue along path for approximately 132' The Crawford family plot is on the left N3328.839' W08200.958'

74

1843 - 1847

Portrait of Governor George W. Crawford by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

GEO. W. CRAWFORD 1798 - 1872
(marker added ca. 1960s)

75

George W. Towns

Birth May 4, 1801 - July 15, 1854 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Wilkes County, Georgia Moved to Talbot County, Georgia in 1827

Highlights Oversaw completion of Western & of Term: Atlantic Railroad Fervent secessionist

Additional Information:

Two terms in Georgia House of Representatives Two terms in Georgia Senate Three terms in U.S. Congress Moved to Macon after governorship and resumed law practice

Place of Death: Macon, Georgia

Burial Site: Rose Hill Cemetery 1071 Riverside Drive Macon, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Open/Public Access: Access

Monument Type: Granite Ledger (placed in 1956)

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #1A - Spring Street towards Milledgeville Right onto Spring Street Right onto Riverside Drive Cemetery is on the right

Location within Cemetery:

From gate, continue on Central Avenue Left onto fourth street from gate Veer right at fork in road Right onto third grass street Governor Towns' plot is 100' in on left N3250.941' W08338.019'

76

1847 - 1851

Portrait of Governor George W. Towns by Glascock Reynolds, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

GEORGE WASHINGTON TOWNS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
1847 - 1851 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1834 - 1839 STATE LEGISLATURE 1829 - 1830
STATE SENATE 1832 - 1834 BORN MAY 4, 1801
WILKES COUNTY, GA. DIED JULY 15, 1854 MACON, GA.
AUTHOR OF THE INSCRIPTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S STONE IN THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT,
WASHINGTON, D.C. "THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS,
THE UNION AS IT WAS."

THIS MARKER ERECTED BY THE CITY OF MACON,
B.F. MERRITT, JR., MAYOR, IN COOPERATION WITH BUNTING WILLIAMS POST 658, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS.
1956 77

Howell Cobb

Birth September 7, 1815 - October 9, 1868 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born at Cherry Hill, Jefferson County, Georgia Moved to Athens in 1836

Highlights of Term:

Established the Academy for the Blind Enacted tax reform Sponsored repairs for Western & Atlantic Railroad

Additional Information:

U.S. Speaker of the House Six-term member of Congress Helped pass the Compromise of 1850 Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, 1857 - 1860 President of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America Major General in Confederate Army

Place of Death: New York, New York, while he was on a visit

Burial Site: Oconee Hill Cemeter y 297 Cemetery Street Athens, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery By Appointment Access: Only

Monument Type: Granite Obelisk Granite Bedstead

Directions to Cemetery:

From intersection of U.S. 78 and Thomas Street in downtown Athens, turn onto Thomas Street traveling south Cemetery is on the left just past the traffic light

Location within Cemetery:

From main gate, take main road to the right, heading up the hill Cobb obelisk is on the left N3356.931' W08322.220'

78

1851 - 1853

Portrait of Governor Howell Cobb by John Maier, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

Inscriptions: (East side)

HOWELL COBB,

SON OF

JOHN ADDISON COBB

AND HIS WIFE

SARAH ROOTES COBB,

BORN CHERRY HILL,

JEFFERSON COUNTY, GA,

SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1815

DIED NEW YORK CITY,

(North side)

OCTOBER 9TH, 1868

SOLICITOR GENERAL WESTERN

CIRCUIT 1837 - 40

REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEORGIA

IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED

STATES 1843 - 51, 1855 - 57

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES 31ST CONGRESS.

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF

GEORGIA, 1851 - 53

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF

THE UNITED STATES, 1857 - 60

PRESIDENT OF THE PROVISIONAL

CONGRESS OF THE CONFEDERATE

STATES OF AMERICA

COLONEL 16TH REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEERS C.S.A.

BRIGADIER GENERAL C.S.A.

MAJOR GENERAL C.S.A.

79

Herschel V. Johnson

Birth September 18, 1812 - August 16, 1880 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Burke County, Georgia Moved to Sandy Grove Plantation near Louisville in Jefferson County, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Worked to preserve the Union Urged legislature to establish a free public school system

Additional Information:

Democratic Party nominee for Vice President with Stephen A. Douglas in 1860, who lost Presidency to Abraham Lincoln President of the Georgia Constitutional Convention, 1865 U.S. Senator Confederate Senator Superior Court Judge

Place of Death: At his home, Sandy Grove Plantation, Jefferson County, Georgia

Burial Site: Louisville City Cemeter y Peachtree Road Louisville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Open/Public Access: Access

Monument Type: Granite Obelisk

Directions to Cemetery:

From the Jefferson County Courthouse in downtown Louisville, go west on Broad Street Broad Street turns into Peachtree Road after 4-way stop Cemetery is 1/4 mile on the right past 4-way stop

Location within Cemetery:

Continue through gate When the road turns to the left, continue north for approximately 85' to the gravesite of Governor Johnson N3300.219' W08224.743'
80

1853 - 1857

Portrait of Governor Herschel V. Johnson by Mary Bland Rogers Gregory, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:
(South) EX. GOV. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. BORN IN BURKE CO. GA. SEPT. 18, 1812. DIED IN JEFFERSON CO. GA. AUG. 16, 1880.

(North) ANN F. POLK,
WIFE OF HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON,
BORN IN SOMERSET CO. MARYLAND
OCT. 10, 1809. DIED IN
JEFFERSON CO. GA. JAN 14, 1884.

81

Joseph Emerson Brown

Birth April 15, 1821 - November 30, 1894 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born at Long Creek (now part of Pickens County), South Carolina Moved to Union County, then to Cherokee County, Georgia by 1845

Highlights of Terms:

Governor during Civil War Cut costs of Western & Atlantic Railroad and used funds for school system Avid advocate of states' rights Battled Confederate government on many issues Began funding Civil War efforts immediately after Lincoln's election as president

Additional Information:

Served four successive terms as governor State Senator Chief Justice, Georgia Supreme Court U.S. Senator Served on Atlanta Board of Education Noted philanthropist

Place of Death: Marietta, Georgia

Burial Site: Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Public Access Open Daily Access: until Dusk

Monument Type: Elaborate Marble Column and Base

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit 59A - Boulevard/ Zoo Atlanta Head north and turn left onto Memorial Drive Right onto Oakland Avenue Turn right

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and turn left at first road Take hard left at split Go left up sidewalk past Rose Mausoleum Look for tall column marker on right N3344.981' W08422.467'
82

1857 - 1865

Engraving of Governor Joseph Emerson Brown, courtesy of Georgia Division of Archives and History, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Near this stone repose the remains of

Inscription: JOSEPH EMERSON BROWN

(West side of column)

He was born in Pickens District, S.C. April 15, 1821 and died: "Hoping and relying on faith through the relaxation in the future world alone upon thee

mercies of Jesus Christ and the atonement

by him," in Atlanta Ga. November 30, 1894

He was State Senator 1819 1830.

Presidential Elector 1853.

Judge of the Superior Court 1855 1857.

Governor of Georgia

For four successive terms 1857-1865.

Chief Justice of Georgia 1868 1870.

United States Senator 1880 -1891.

President W & A R.R. Co. 1870 1890.

His history is written in the annals on Georgia.

83

James Johnson

Birth February 12, 1811 - November 30, 1891 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Robeson County, North Carolina Attended University of Georgia Moved to Columbus by 1840s to practice law

Highlights of Term:

Provisional Governor from June December 1865 Appointed by President Andrew Johnson State 1865 Constitutional Convention repudiated state's war debts, abolished slavery, rescinded the Act of Secession, and adopted new state constitution

Additional Information:

U.S. Congressman U.S. Customs Collector Superior Court Judge Staunchly loyal to Union Did not participate in Civil War

Place of Death: At his son's, near Upatoi, at the line of Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties

Burial Site: Linwood Cemetery 721 Linwood Blvd. Columbus, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Public Access Open Daily Access:

Monument Type: Brick Slab Specific Grave in Johnson Plot is Unknown

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-185, exit at GA 85/U.S. Alt 27 and head west Turn left at U.S. 27, heading south Turn left onto 15th Street Turn left onto Linwood Blvd Enter on left

Location within Cemetery:

Enter at Gatehouse Left at first road Turn right at third grass lane Cross one grass lane Johnson family plot is the second on the left, just past Hollis marker Look for six brick slabs N3228.600' W08459.048'
84

1865

Portrait of Governor James Johnson by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Johnson's grave is one of the six unmarked brick

Inscription:

slabs in the foreground above

85

Charles Jones Jenkins

Birth January 6, 1805 - June 14, 1883 & Death Dates: (See End Notes)

Hometown: Born in Beaufort District, South Carolina Moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1829

Highlights of Term:

Restored state government after Civil War Opposed Radical Republican Reconstruction after the Civil War Was removed from office when Georgia went under military rule by federal officials

Additional Information:

Carried money from the Georgia Treasury and the State seals to New York when he was forced from office Returned funds and records to Georgia state government in 1872 State Senator and Representative Georgia Supreme Court Justice

Place of Death: Augusta, Georgia

Burial Site: Summerville Cemetery Cumming Road Augusta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Open/Public Access: Access along Cumming Road

Monument Type: Granite Obelisk

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit # 195 - Wheeler Road Right onto Wheeler Road Right onto Walton Way Extension Left onto Walton Way Left onto Johns Road Left onto Cumming Road Cemetery is at the intersection of Cumming Road and Johns Road

Location within Cemetery:

From the first gate on Cumming Road, enter the cemetery continuing approximately 117' Turn right at path and continue for approximately 52' Turn left continuing approximately 82' Jenkins' family plot is to the right N3328.846' W08200.941
86

1865 - 1868
Portrait of Governor Charles Jones Jenkins by Poindexter Page Carter, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF HON. CHARLES J. JENKINS, BORN JAN'Y 6TH, 1805, DIED JUNE 13TH, 1883 [sic]
---JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT
OF GEORGIA, 1860 - 1865. GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, 1865 - 1868
---IN ARDUIS FIDELIS

87

Thomas Howard Ruger

Birth April 2, 1833 - June 3, 1907 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Lima, New York Retired to Stamford, Connecticut

Highlights of Term:

Appointed military Provisional Governor for five and one-half months after Governor Jenkins was ousted by General Meade Arranged first statewide election to include African-Americans Began the convict lease system

Additional Information:

Last governor to serve in Milledgeville before the state capital was moved to Atlanta Graduated from West Point Military Academy and was superintendent of the academy from 1871 - 1875

Place of Death: Stamford, Connecticut

Burial Site: West Point Military Academy Cemetery West Point, New York

Cemetery Type/ Post Cemetery Public Access Access:

Monument Type: Rough Cut Granite Headstone with Bronze Plaque on Back Side

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-87 take Exit 16 - Harriman Follow U.S. 6 east to Route 693 north Enter Stony Lonesome Gate

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gate at Stony Lonesome Road Turn left onto Mills Road Right onto Washington Road Cemetery is on the right Section 26, Row C, Grave 29 N4123.950' W07354.067'

88

1868

Portrait of Governor Thomas Howard Ruger by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Photograph by Russ Dodge, used by permission of Mr. Dodge and Find-AGrave Website.

Monument Inscription:

MAJ. GEN. THOMAS H. RUGER APR. 2, 1833 - JUNE 3, 1907
SUPT. U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY 1871 - 1876 _____

89

Rufus Brown Bullock

Birth March 28, 1834 - April 27, 1907 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Bethlehem, New York Moved to Augusta, Georgia in 1857 with Adams Express, a telegraph company

Highlights of Term:

First Republican elected as governor in Georgia Legislature approved Fifteenth Amendment and equal rights for AfricanAmericans Depended on federal troops to remain in office Resigned in 1871 to avoid impeachment by a Democratic legislature

Additional Information:

Civilian telegraph operator to the Confederacy in the Civil War Surrendered with General Lee at Appomattox After Reconstruction, became a leader of Atlanta society

Place of Death: At his home in Albion, Orleans County, New York

Burial Site: Mt. Albion Cemetery 14935 Route 31 - East Albion, New York

Cemetery Type/ Access:

Municipal Cemetery Open April thru September from 8am to 8pm and October thru March from 9am to 4pm

Monument Type: Granite Lawnmarker with Scroll Top

Directions to Cemetery:

From intersection of NY 98 and NY 31/ East Avenue in Albion, continue east on East Avenue Cemetery is 2 miles on right

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, continue on Hemlock Avenue Merge with Locust Avenue Right onto Central Avenue Central Avenue becomes Mount Avenue and then Mountain Avenue The Bullock plot is on the left Lot number: 57 Mount N4314.500' W07809.377'
90

1868 - 1871

Engraving of Governor Rufus Brown Bullock, courtesy of Georgia Division of Archives and History, Office of Secretary of State.

Photograph courtesy of Mary Stack and Jason Vendetti.

Monument Inscription:

RUFUS BROWN BULLOCK 1834 - 1907

91

Benjamin F. Conley

Birth March 1, 1815 - January 10, 1886 & Death Dates: (See End Notes)

Hometown: Born in Newark, New Jersey Moved to Augusta at age 15

Highlights of Term:

Georgia's second Republican governor Provisional Governor for just two months and twelve days due to being president of the State Senate after the resignation of Governor Bullock

Additional Information:

Mayor of Augusta, 1857-1859 Took no part in the Civil War President of Macon and Augusta Railroad Postmaster of Atlanta from 18751883

Place of Death: West End, Georgia (now part of Atlanta)

Burial Site: Magnolia Cemetery 702 3rd Street Augusta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Marble Lawnmarker

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit #199 - GA 28/ Washington Road toward Augusta Right onto Washington Road Drive approximately 2.5 miles Right onto 13th Street/GA 4 Left onto Walton Way Left onto U.S. 1 Enter gates of Cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, turn left along paved road (West Wall Road) Turn right at the third cross street The Conley plot is located on the right, approximately 200' in from road N3327.909' W08157.381'
92

1871-1872

Portrait of Governor Benjamin F. Conley by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Top: Inscriptions:
Front:

BENJ. CONLEY 1816-1886 [sic] FATHER

93

James Milton Smith

Birth October 24, 1823 - November 25, 1890 & Death Dates: (See End Notes)

Hometown:

Born in Twiggs County, Georgia Practiced law in Thomaston and Columbus

Highlights of Terms:

First Democrat elected after the Civil War Elected unopposed after republican candidate withdrew Established first State Department of Agriculture, 1874 Achieved state financial stability

Additional Information:

Blacksmith Confederate Colonel First Chairman of the Georgia Railroad Commission State Representative and Speaker of the House Judge of Superior Court for Muscogee County Buried beside his first wife in Gainesville, after she died while there on a visit for her health

Place of Death: Columbus, Georgia

Burial Site: Alta Vista Cemetery 521 Jones Street Gainesville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Block on Rough-cut Base (placed in 1925)

Directions to Cemetery:

From Hall County Courthouse in Gainesville, head west on Jesse Jewell Pkwy/GA 13/GA 369 Main cemetery entrance is 2 miles on right

Location within Cemetery:

Go straight at gate Turn right Go left onto NE 4th Avenue Walk left on path Smith lot on right, enclosed by a brick wall N3417.460' W08350.192'
94

1872 - 1877

Portrait of Governor James Milton Smith attributed to Albert Capers Guerry, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

JAMES MILTON SMITH 1824 1890

LT. COLONEL CONFEDERATE ARMY

MEMBER OF CONFEDERATE CONGRESS

SPEAKER GEORGIA HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES 1871

GOVERNOR STATE OF GEORGIA

1872 1877

CHAIRMAN RAILROAD COMMISSION

OF GEORGIA 1879 1885

JUDGE CHATTAHOOCHEE CIRCUIT

SUPERIOR COURT 1887 - 1890

95

Alfred Holt Colquitt

Birth April 20, 1824 - March 26, 1894 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Walton County, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Strengthened Georgia's fiscal affairs Controversies included appointment of former Governor Brown to the U.S. Senate Convention produced state constitution of 1877

Additional Information:

Part of "Bourbon Triumvirate" with Joe Brown and John B. Gordon U.S. Senator and Congressman State Representative Licensed Methodist minister Major in Mexican War Major General in Confederacy Inherited wife's plantation in Baker County, 1855

Place of Death: Washington, D.C. while serving in U.S. Senate

Burial Site:

Rose Hill Cemetery 1071 Riverside Drive Macon, Georgia Buried in wife's family plot

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Base with Marble Obelisk Concrete Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #1A - Spring Street Right onto Spring Street Right onto Riverside Drive Cemetery on right

Location within Cemetery:

From gate, continue on Central Avenue Left onto fourth street from gate Veer right at fork in road Right onto third grass street Colquitt family plot is approximately 140' in on left, one plot back N3250.949' W08338.017'
96

1877 - 1882

Portrait of Governor Alfred Holt Colquitt by James Pope Field, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

ALFRED HOLT COLQUITT. BORN
APRIL 20, 1824. DIED
MARCH 26, 1894
"THE MEMORY OF THE JUST IS BLESSED"
97

Alexander H. Stephens

Birth February 11, 1812 - March 4, 1883 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Wilkes County, Georgia Moved to Crawfordville, Georgia in 1834

Highlights of Term:

Served for only 119 days due to his death United the Democratic party of Georgia

Additional Information:

State Representative, 1836 - 1841 U.S. Congressman, 1843 - 1859, 1872 - 1882 Vice President of the Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865 Wrote popular book on the Civil War

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site:

A.H. Stephens State Historic Park 456 Alexander Street Crawfordville, Georgia Moved from Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta in 1913 to his home Liberty Hall, now within the park

Cemetery Type/ Access:

Family Cemetery located within historic park Public Access Open Tuesday Sunday

Monument Type: Marble Ledger (placed 1913)

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20 take Exit # 148 - GA 22 Follow GA 22 north to Crawfordville From the Taliaferro County Courthouse in downtown Crawfordville, turn onto Monument Street heading north Left onto Park Street Right onto Alexander Street Park along pull-off on Alexander Street

Location within Cemetery:

Follow the main path from Alexander Street approximately 282' The Stephens plot is located in front of Liberty Hall N3333.452' W08253.756'
98

1882 - 1883
Portrait of Governor Alexander H. Stephens by Mary Bland Rogers Gregory, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

THIS TABLET

Inscription: IS A TRIBUTE FROM THE

OLD GUARD

OF THE

GATE CITY GUARD

TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR

DEPARTED FRIEND

ALEXANDER HAMILTON STEPHENS

PATRIOT AND STATESMAN

VICE PRESIDENT

OF THE

CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA

BORN FEBRUARY ELEVENTH 1812

DIED MARCH FOURTH 1883

HIS REMAINS REST BENEATH THIS TABLET

DEDICATED OCTOBER NINETEENTH 1913

99

James S. Boynton

Birth May 7, 1833 - December 22, 1902 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Henry County, Georgia Moved to Griffin in 1865

Highlights of Term:

President of State Senate Became Provisional Governor when Governor Stephens died Immediately ordered new election Married his second wife, Susie T. Harris, while in office

Additional Information:

Colonel, Confederate States Army Judge, Spalding County Court Twice elected Judge of Flint Circuit Superior Court State Representative State Senator Mayor of Griffin

Place of Death: At home in Griffin, Georgia

Burial Site:

Oak Hill Cemetery GA 16 Griffin, Georgia Lot 250, Old Section

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Public Access Open Access: Daily

Monument Type: Granite Base and Obelisk

Directions to Cemetery:

I-75 to Exit #205 Griffin/Jackson Head west on GA 16 to Griffin, approximately 8 miles Turn left on road just past the library Oak Hill Cemetery office is located on the right, just before the library

Location within Cemetery:

Follow lane to back of cemetery until the road makes a hard right Boynton plot is at the top of the hill on the left across from the W.M. Kincaid Mausoleum N3314.645' W08415.313'

100

1883

Portrait of Governor James S. Boynton by James Pope Field, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

James Stoddard Boynton
Born May 7, 1833 Died Dec. 22, 1902

"He was a public officer without vices, a private citizen without reproach, a neighbor without fault, and a Christian without hypocrisy."

101

Henry D. McDaniel

Birth September 4, 1836 - July 25, 1926 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Monroe, Georgia Moved to Atlanta in 1847

Highlights of Term:

Elected to complete Governor Stephens' term Improved the state's finances Promoted construction of new State Capitol in Atlanta Project finished almost $100 under budget after he finished office Established Georgia Institute of Technology

Additional Information:

State Senator and State Representative Major in Confederate Army President of High Shoals Cotton Factory Attorney Served on numerous corporate boards

Place of Death: At home in Monroe, Georgia

Burial Site: Rest Haven Cemetery Spring Street Monroe, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Open Daily Access:

Monument Type: Granite Ledger with Granite Coping Enclosure

Directions to Cemetery:

From the Walton County Courthouse in Monroe, proceed east on Spring Street Cemetery is on the right past Madison Avenue

Location within Cemetery:

From the Spring Street gate, continue north McDaniel plot is on the right after paved cross street N3347.772' W08342.596'

102

1883 - 1886

Portrait of Governor Henry D. McDaniel by Charles Frederick Naegele, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

HENRY D. MCDANIEL SEPT. 4, 1836 - JULY 25, 1926 CHRISTIAN
SOLDIER STATESMAN

103

John B. Gordon

Birth February 6, 1832 - January 9, 1904 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Upson County, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Reduced state's debt Promoted business investments within the state Established Georgia Normal and Industrial College, originally for women (now Georgia College and State University)

Additional Information:

One of Georgia's most popular politicians Confederate General Part of Bourbon Triumvirate Three term U.S. Senator Known for his famous lecture "Last Days of the Confederacy" Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans

Place of Death: Miami, Florida, at his winter home

Burial Site: Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily until Dusk

Monument Type:

Granite Base and Monument Bronze Plaque placed by United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1991

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit 59A - Boulevard/ Zoo Atlanta Head north and turn left onto Memorial Drive Follow cemetery wall and turn right onto Oakland Avenue Turn right and enter gates

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and head down main road Turn left at second road Gordon's plot is on right at the next corner N3344.889' W08422.351'
104

1886 - 1890

Portrait of Governor John B. Gordon by Elizabeth Rogers Varnedoe, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:

Front: JOHN B. GORDON FEB. 6, 1832 JAN. 9, 1904

FANNY HARALSON WIFE OF JOHN B. GORDON SEPT. 18, 1837 APR. 28, 1931

105

Back: GORDON

William J. Northen

Birth July 9, 1835 - March 25, 1913 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born on family plantation in Jones County, Georgia Moved to Hancock County in 1853

Highlights of Term:

Regulated telegraph and express companies through establishment of Georgia Railroad Commission Limited railroad workdays to 13 hours Improved education

Additional Information:

Hospital Service, Confederate States Army State Representative State Senator State Compiler of Records President, Georgia State Agricultural Society

Place of Death: At home in Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site: Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily until Dusk

Monument Type: Marble with Granite Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit 59A - Boulevard/ Zoo Atlanta Head north and turn left onto Memorial Drive Follow cemetery wall and turn right onto Oakland Avenue Turn right and enter gates

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and head down main road Turn left at second road Turn right at next road Governor Northen's plot is on the left, approximately 10' past Governor Gordon's monument N3344.896' W08422.345'

106

1890 - 1894

Portrait of Governor William J. Northen by Rowell, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:

William J. Northen 1835 1913
Slab on left: FATHER

107

William Y. Atkinson

Birth November 11, 1854 - August 8, 1899 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Oakland, Meriwether County, Georgia Practiced law in Newnan, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Hired first salaried woman to work in state government Attracted investment capital to Georgia Supported campaign spending limits Established Prison Commission

Additional Information:

Solicitor of Coweta County Court State Representative Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives

Place of Death: Died in Newnan, Georgia, after a business trip to Florida

Burial Site: Oak Hill Cemeter y GA 34 Newnan, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Marble Ledger with Granite Obelisk

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-85, take Exit #47 - Newnan Drive east 4 miles toward Newnan on GA 34 Enter gates of cemetery on right Note: Cemetery has sections on both sides of road

Location within Cemetery:

Enter main gate on left side of GA 34 Turn at first right Atkinson plot is the last one on the right, before side gate N3323.279' W08447.923'

108

1894 - 1898
Portrait of Governor William Y. Atkinson by James Pope Field, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:

On Monument: WILLIAM YATES (curved)
ATKINSON
1854 - 1899.
On Slab: A son, brother, husband, father, he was tender and true. A friend to the poor and the weak. In the path of duty he knew no fear. His fellow citizens, recognizing him a leader among men, called him to be Governor of Georgia. A friend of public education, he was the author of the Acts establishing the Newnan Public Schools, and the Georgia Normal and Industrial College.
While still in his young manhood he was called from earth to a more perfect life in Heaven.
109

Allen Daniel Candler

Birth November 4, 1834 - October 26, 1910 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Auraria, Lumpkin County, Georgia Moved to Gainesville in 1870

Highlights of Term:

Limited state expenses to meet reduced tax collections Won pensions for widows of Confederate veterans Urged compilation of state records Promoted state Democratic white primary

Additional Information:

Colonel, Confederate States Army U.S. Congressman State Senator and State Representative Only governor to serve as Georgia Secretary of State State Compiler of Records and editor of Georgia records Mayor of Gainesville

Place of Death: Gainesville, Georgia

Burial Site: Alta Vista Cemetery 521 Jones Street Gainesville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Obelisk on Rough-cut Granite Base (placed in 1918)

Directions to Cemetery:

From Hall County Courthouse in Gainesville, head west on Jesse Jewell Pkwy/GA 13/GA 369 Main cemetery entrance is approximately 2 miles on right

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gate and head straight Turn left onto 2nd Avenue Turn right at first road Turn right at first grass lane Candler grave is on the right, before the next lane N3417.448' W08350.193'
110

1898 - 1902

Portrait of Governor Allen Daniel Candler by William E. Hill, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:
South side: PLACED TO THE MEMORY OF ALLEN DANIEL CANDLER, BY HIS APPOINTEES TO OFFICE AND PLACES OF HONOR WHILE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
NOV. 4, 1834. OCT. 26, 1910.
CANDLER
6 - 3 - 1918

East side: HE WAS AN UPRIGHT MAN, A PATRIOTIC CITIZEN, A TRUE SOLDIER, AND A FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANT, WHO IN PEACE AND IN WAR, EXEMPLIFIED INTEGRITY, FEARLESS COURAGE, AND UNSELFISH DEVOTION TO THE WELFARE OF HIS COUNTRY.
111

Joseph M. Terrell

Birth June 6, 1861 - November 17, 1912 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Greenville, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Won authorization to develop Agricultural & Mechanical Schools in each congressional district of the state Established of the Georgia Court of Appeals and the State Board of Health Gained a new tax on corporations Regulated child labor

Additional State Representative State Senator Information: State Attorney General U.S. Senator

Place of Death: At home in Atlanta, Georgia, where he returned due to ill health

Burial Site: City Cemetery Cemetery Street Greenville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Monument on Granite Base

Directions to Cemetery:

I-85 to Moreland Exit #41- U.S. Alt 27 Head south to Greenville Go through downtown Turn right at Cemetery Street

Location within Cemetery:

Turn left at first road Right onto grass lane Look for gated gravel plot in center of cemetery with two obelisks and an angel N3301.890' W08442.583'

112

1902 - 1907

Portrait of Governor Joseph M. Terrell by M.L. Fletcher, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions:

Front: JOSEPH MERIWETHER TERRELL JUNE 6, 1861 NOVEMBER 17, 1912
JESSIE SPIVEY TERRELL OCT. 8, 1866 OCT. 14, 1923
Back: UNITED STATES SENATOR
61st. CONGRESS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
1902 1907 ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF GEORGIA
1892 - 1902 LEGISLATOR 1884 1886 1890
113

Hoke Smith

Birth September 2, 1855 - November 27, & Death Dates: 1931

Hometown:

Born in Newton, Catawba County, North Carolina Moved with parents to Atlanta in late 1860s

Highlights of Terms:

Strengthened Georgia Railroad Commission Ended the convict lease system Imposed statewide Prohibition Signed laws against African-American voters Created Department of Labor

Additional Information:

U.S. Secretary of the Interior U.S. Senator President, Atlanta Board of Education His wife, Birdie, was the niece of Governor Howell Cobb

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site: Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Public Access Open Daily Access: until Dusk

Monument Type: Granite Enclosed Table-Top Tomb

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit 59A - Boulevard/ Zoo Atlanta Head north and turn left onto Memorial Drive Follow cemetery wall and turn right onto Oakland Avenue Turn right and enter gates

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and head down main road Go past Jewish sections to top of hill Walk down lane on right Smith plot is located four plots back on left N3344.822' W08422.158'

114

1907 - 1909, 1911
Portrait of Governor Hoke Smith by unidentified artist, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument

BIRDIE COBB

Inscription: WIFE OF HOKE SMITH

JAN. 31, 1860 JUNE 7, 1919

HOKE SMITH SEPT. 2, 1855 NOV. 27, 1931

115

Joseph Mackey Brown

Birth December 28, 1851 - March 3, 1932 & Death Dates:

Hometown:

Born in Cherokee County, Georgia Moved to Milledgeville in 1857 when his father became governor Moved to Marietta in 1889

Highlights of Terms:

Worked to reduce taxes Enforced Prohibition laws Limited power of labor unions and the Georgia Railroad Commission

Additional Information:

Georgia Railroad Commission member Son of Joseph Emerson Brown, Georgia's Civil War Governor Author, farmer and developer in Marietta

Place of Death: At his home in Marietta, Georgia

Burial Site: Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Public Access Open Access: Daily until Dusk

Monument Type: Granite Die on Base

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit 59A - Boulevard/ Zoo Atlanta Head north and turn left onto Memorial Drive Follow cemetery wall and turn right onto Oakland Avenue Turn right and enter gates

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and turn left at first road Take hard left at split Go left up sidewalk past Rose Mausoleum Look for tall column marker on right N3344.981' W08422.467'

116

1909 - 1911, 1912 - 1913
Portrait of Governor Joseph Mackey Brown by James Rice Hasty, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

"LO, HE IS WITH ME ALWAY." [sic]

JOSEPH MACKEY BROWN BORN DEC. 28, 1851 DIED MAR. 3, 1932
AT MARIETTA, GEORGIA GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA TWO TERMS
1909 TO 1913

117

John M. Slaton

Birth December 25, 1866 - January 11, 1955 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Meriwether County, Georgia Moved to Atlanta in 1886

Highlights of Terms:

Commuted death sentence for Leo Frank Secured passage of tax equalization and inheritance tax bills Reformed voter registration

Additional Information:

State Senator State Representative and Speaker of the House Married Sally Frances Grant President of the Georgia State Bar Association Practiced law for 68 years in Atlanta Interred in Grant Mausoleum due to Leo Frank controversy

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site: Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Public Access Open Daily Access: until Dusk

Monument Type: Interred inside Grant Mausoleum

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-20, take Exit 59A - Boulevard/ Zoo Atlanta Head north and turn left onto Memorial Drive Follow cemetery wall and turn right onto Oakland Avenue Turn right and enter gates

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gates and turn left at second road Veer right at fountain Grant Mausoleum is on the left N3344.929' W08422.366'

118

1911 - 1912, 1913 - 1915
Portrait of Governor John M. Slaton by Adelaide Chloe Everhart, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

Inside Grant Mausoleum: JOHN MARSHALL SLATON
DECEMBER 25, 1866 JANUARY 11, 1955

119

Nathaniel Edwin Harris

Birth January 21, 1846 - September 21, & Death Dates: 1929

Hometown:

Born in Jonesboro, Tennessee Moved to Georgia ca. 1864 while fleeing federal troops Moved to Macon in 1873

Highlights of Term:

Passed the Prohibition Law Passed Compulsory Education Law for children Established State Highway Commission

Additional Information:

Last Confederate veteran elected to governorship State Senator and Representative Driving force behind the Georgia School of Technology Successful attorney

Place of Death: At summer home in Hampton, Tennessee

Burial Site: Rose Hill Cemetery 1071 Riverside Drive Macon, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Open/Public Access: Access

Monument Type: Granite Die on Base Granite Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-16, take Exit #1A - Spring Street Right onto Spring Street Right onto Riverside Drive Cemetery is on the right

Location within Cemetery:

From gates, continue on Central Avenue Harris family plot is on the left, three plots from the end and one plot back N3250.937' W08337.962'

120

1915 - 1917

Portrait of Governor Nathaniel Edwin Harris by M.L. Fletcher, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

NATHANIEL EDWIN HARRIS JAN. 21, 1846 SEPT. 21, 1929
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA FOUNDER OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY

121

Hugh M. Dorsey

Birth July 10, 1871 - June 11, 1948 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Fayetteville, Georgia Moved to Atlanta in 1879 with his family

Highlights of Terms:

Directed state's WWI efforts Neill Primary Act expanded county unit system for elections Published pamphlet attacking state's treatment of African-Americans

Additional Information:

Prosecuted Leo Frank Solicitor General and Judge, Fulton County Superior Court

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site: Westview Cemetery 1680 Westview Drive Atlanta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Public Access Open Access: Daily from 8am - 5pm

Monument Type: Granite Lawnmarker

Directions to Cemetery:

I-20 to Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Exit #53 Turn left off of ramp onto Westview Drive Cemetery is on the right

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gate at business office Turn right at first road Left at second road Second right Located in Section 5 Dorsey Family Plot is on street directly across from the McBurney monument Governor Dorsey's grave is in row farthest from the street N3344.849' W08426.813'

122

1917 - 1921

Portrait of Governor Hugh Manson Dorsey by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

HUGH MANSON DORSEY 1871 - 1948

123

Thomas W. Hardwick

Birth December 9, 1872 - January 31, 1944 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Thomasville, Georgia Moved to Sandersville in 1927

Highlights of Term:

Supported numerous reforms to combat Georgia's economic distress Opposed the Ku Klux Klan Appointed Rebecca Latimer Felton as the first woman from any state to serve in the U.S. Senate

Additional U.S. Senator and Congressman State Information: Representative

Place of Death: Sandersville, Georgia

Burial Site: Sandersville Old City Cemetery Church Street Sandersville, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Die on Base Granite Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From the Washington County Courthouse in Sandersville, continue on Harris Street heading east Right onto Church Street Cemetery is located on the left at the intersection with Virginia Street

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate continue along drive to the intersection with the third cross street Turn left, the HardwickRawlings family plot is the third plot on the right N3258.947' W08248.905'

124

1921 - 1923
Portrait of Governor Thomas W. Hardwick by Vernon Layton, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

THOMAS WILLIAM HARDWICK DEC. 9, 1872

JAN. 31, 1944

GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA

MEMBER OF

U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

UNITED STATES SENATOR

"A PUBLIC SERVANT OF

UNIMPEACHABLE INTEGRITY

AND DAUNTLESS COURAGE.

IN EVERY RELATION OF LIFE

HE WAS FAITHFUL TO HIS

T R U S T."

125

Clifford M. Walker

Birth July 4, 1877 - November 9, 1954 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Monroe, Georgia

Highlights of Terms:

Established State Forestry Commission Was re-elected in 1924 even after admitting he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan Enacted 60-day legislative sessions Increased the gasoline tax and revised motor vehicle law

Additional Information:

State Attorney General, 1915 - 1920 Mayor of Monroe Co-founder of Woodrow Wilson College of Law in Atlanta Considered an expert on criminal law Cousin of Governor Henry McDaniel

Place of Death: At home in Monroe, Georgia

Burial Site: Old Baptist Cemetery Monroe, Georgia Also called Walker Cemetery

Cemetery Type/ Church Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Marble Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From the Walton County Courthouse in Monroe, continue south on Broad Street Right onto Alcovy Road Cemetery is on right across from First Methodist Church Park at main gate

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, the Walker family plot is on the right, approximately 100' in Enter gated plot Turn left and continue 33' Turn right, grave is on the left approximately 33' ahead N3347.416' W08342.858'

126

1923 - 1927
Portrait of Governor Clifford M. Walker by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

CLIFFORD MITCHELL WALKER SON OF

BILLINGTON SANDERS WALKER AND

ALICE MITCHELL WALKER BORN JULY 4, 1877, DIED NOV. 9, 1954.
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA 1923 - 1927

BELOVED

HUSBAND

FATHER

STATESMAN

TEACHER

A noble Christian

who dedicated his life to the service of God
and his fellow man

127

Lamartine G. Hardman

Birth April 14, 1856 - February 18, 1937 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Harmony Grove (now Commerce), Georgia

Highlights of Terms:

Sponsored the Allen Commission on Simplification and Coordination of State Government Appropriated money to remodel the State Capitol Accepted Rhodes Hall as repository for state archives

Additional Information:

Physician Oldest man to serve as governor, sworn into office at age 71 State Senator and Representative Founded Harmony Grove Cotton Mill Established Hardman Drug Company

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia, at Emory University Hospital

Burial Site: Gray Hill Cemetery Commerce, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Monument Granite Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-85 take Exit # 147 - GA 98 into Commerce Right onto Scott Street Left onto Clayton Street Turn onto second paved road on left that goes through cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

Approximately 102' along paved road, park near the second grass path on the right The Hardman plot is located on the right, approximately 45' in from road along this path N3411.790' W08327.274'

128

1927 - 1931

Portrait of Governor Lamartine G. Hardman by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:
LAMARTINE GRIFFIN HARDMAN, M.D. APRIL 14, 1856 FEB. 18, 1937
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA 1927-1931 (on left)
129

Richard B. Russell, Jr.

Birth November 2, 1897 - January 21, 1971 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Winder, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Implemented recommendations of the Allen Commission Adopted Reorganization Act of 1931 Consolidated and eliminated many state agencies Established the Board of Regents

Additional Information:

State Representative and Speaker of the House U.S. Senator, 1933 - 1971 One of longest-serving U.S. Senators Russell Building in Washington, D.C. named in his honor

Place of Death: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Burial Site: Russell Family Cemetery Russell, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-85, take Exit # 129 - GA 53 and follow GA 53 into Winder Left onto U.S. 29 Drive approximately 1 mile Right onto Russell Cemetery Road Left through gates of Russell Memorial Park and Cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

Continue on road and park near entrance gate to cemetery Walk through the main gate approximately 20' heading west Governor Russell's grave is to the right of the central obelisk of the cemetery N3358.518' W08342.334'
130

1931 - 1933
Portrait of Governor Richard B. Russell, Jr. by P. Phillips, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
Monument RICHARD BREVARD RUSSELL, JR. Inscription: NOV. 2, 1897 WINDER, GEORGIA
JAN. 21, 1971 WASHINGTON, D.C. UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE
1918 GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1921 - 1931 SPEAKER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1927 - 1931 GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
1931 - 1933 UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM GEORGIA
1933 - 1971 PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
1969 - 1971
"WHEN THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES WAS THE ISSUE SIX AMERICAN PRESIDENTS LEANED UPON THIS GREAT PATRIOT; HE NEVER FAILED THEM." PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON - 1971.
A NOBLE DESIRE TO EXCEL AND TO SERVE SPURRED HIM TO VAST ACHIEVEMENTS; YET AN INNATE MODESTY CONSTRAINED HIS PRIDE IN GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HIS MIND AND HIS HEART WERE LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE AND TO LOVE HIS STATE, HIS NATION, AND HIS FAMILY. A TRUE NOBLESSE OBLIGE PROMPTED HIS HIGHEST RELATIONS WITH ALL.
131

Eugene Talmadge

Birth September 23, 1884 - December 21, & Death Dates: 1946

Hometown:

Born on family plantation near Forsyth, Georgia Moved to Telfair County in 1912

Highlights of Terms:

Used executive decree and martial law to implement his policies Statesupported Georgia colleges lost accreditation due to his political interference Elected to fourth term, but died before he could take office Staunch supporter of segregation and county unit voting system

Additional Information:

Practiced law and operated a saw mill in Telfair County Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, 1926 - 1932 Opposed FDR's New Deal Known as a superb orator

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site: McRae City Cemetery Daughtry Street McRae, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Marble Monument Granite Lawnmarker

Directions to Cemetery:

From McRae City Hall, drive north on First Avenue approximately 2/10 mile Right onto Magnolia Street Left onto Daughtry Street Cemetery gates are on the left

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate, follow main road to largest monument in southwest corner of cemetery N3204.209' W08253.838'

132

1933 - 1937, 1941 - 1943
Portrait of Governor Eugene Talmadge by Boris B. Gordon, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscriptions: Headstone:
North Side of Monument:
South Side of Monument:

EUGENE TALMADGE SEPT. 23, 1884 DEC. 21, 1946
"-- THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH; THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES; THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY; AND THEY SHALL WALK AND NOT FAINT."
ISAIAH 40:31
WITH THAT COURAGE AND FIDELITY WHICH BECOME NOBLE MEN HE BORE TRUE ALLEGIANCE TO THE HIGHEST PUBLIC TRUST HIS PEOPLE HAD TO BESTOW AS WAS ATTESTED BY HIS ELECTION TO THE GOVERNORSHIP OF HIS NATIVE GEORGIA ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS
133

Eurith Dickinson Rivers

Birth December 1, 1895 - June 11, 1967 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Center Point, Arkansas Moved to Georgia after college

Highlights of Term:

Brought New Deal programs to Georgia Expanded education, welfare and public health services Members of his administration charged with corruption and fraud Left state heavily in debt

Additional Information:

Editor of The Lanier County News Invested in radio stations in Georgia and Florida Involved with the AntiTalmadge political movement in Georgia State Senator and Representative Georgia Speaker of the House, 1933 1937

Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia

Burial Site:

Lakeland Main Cemetery Corner of East Church and South 6th Street Lakeland, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Mausoleum

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-75 take Exit #39 (GA 37) to downtown Lakeland Left onto South 6th Street Cemetery is on left at intersection with East Church Street

Location within Cemetery:

Mausoleum is located in the corner of the cemetery formed by East Church Street and South 6th Street with path to it from intersection N3102.591' W08304.190'

134

1937 - 1941

Portrait of Governor E.D. Rivers by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

Inside Mausoleum: EURITH DICKINSON RIVERS, SR.
1895 - 1967 135

Ellis Gibbs Arnall

Birth March 20, 1907 - December 13, 1992 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Newnan, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Elected to newly-created four-year term at age 35 Lowered voting age to eighteen Eliminated poll tax and paid off the state debt Reformed penal system Restored accreditation to university system Adopted state constitution of 1945

Additional Information:

State Representative and Attorney General Successful attorney, author and businessman

Place of Death: Newnan, Georgia

Burial Site: Oak Hill Cemeter y GA 34 Newnan, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Ledger

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-85, take Exit #47 - Newnan Drive east 4 miles toward Newnan on GA 34 Enter gates of cemetery on right Note: Cemetery has sections on both sides of road

Location within Cemetery:

Enter main gate on right Turn right at seventh cross street Arnall plot is on the right N3323.279' W08447.923'

136

1943 - 1947

Portrait of Governor Ellis Gibbs Arnall by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:

ELLIS GIBBS ARNALL MAR. 20, 1907 DEC. 13, 1992
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA 1943 - 1947
(center ledger on left)

137

Melvin Ernest Thompson

Birth May 1, 1903 - October 3, 1980 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Millen (now Jenkins County), Georgia

Highlights of Term:

First elected Lieutenant Governor Named Acting Governor by Georgia Supreme Court Was at a standstill with Georgia Legislature Purchased Jekyll Island for the State of Georgia

Additional Information:

Teacher, principal and coach Georgia State Superintendent of Schools, 1937 - 1941 Executive Secretary to Governor Ellis Arnall State Revenue Commissioner Businessman and real estate developer in Valdosta

Place of Death: At home in Valdosta, Georgia

Burial Site:

McLane Riverview Memorial Gardens At Riverview Memorial Mausoleum Valdosta, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Private Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Mausoleum with Granite Plaques

Directions to Cemetery:

From I-75, take Exit #22 - US 41/ GA 7/North Valdosta Road Right onto Washington Road Drive approximately 2 miles Right at second traffic light Cemetery is approximately 1 mile ahead Enter gates of cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gates, go approximately 1 mile Veer right at flagpole Mausoleum is approximately 30' ahead Thompson interment is to the right of the portico N3053.716' W08321.424'

138

1947 - 1948

Portrait of Governor M.E. Thompson by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument MELVIN E. THOMPSON, SR.

Inscription:

MAY 1, 1903

OCT. 3, 1980

139

Herman E. Talmadge

Birth August 9, 1913 - March 21, 2002 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Telfair County, Georgia Resided on a farm in Lovejoy, Georgia

Highlights of Terms:

Took possession of Governor's office in 1947 after the death of his father, but Georgia Supreme Court named newly elected Lieutenant Governorelect M.E. Thompson as governor Won special election in 1948 and regular election in 1950 Added twelfth grade to all public schools Established first state sales tax Doubled teachers' salaries Expanded construction of schools, hospitals, and highways

Additional Information:

U.S. Senator, 1957-1981 Lieutenant Commander in Navy in WWII Moved to Henry County, Georgia, in 1946

Place of Death: At his home near Lovejoy, Henry County, Georgia

Burial Site: Talmadge Farms Near Lovejoy, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Family Cemetery Restricted Access Access:

Monument Type: Marble Monument and Slab Bronze Bust (not yet placed)

Directions to Restricted Access Cemetery:

Location within Cemetery:

Enter gate to cemetery Governor Talmadge's grave is straight ahead N3325.772' W08419.581'

140

1948 - 1955

Portrait of Governor Herman Talmadge by Gisbert Palmie, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:
(Left marker)

HERMAN EUGENE TALMADGE
AUGUST 9, 1913 MARCH 21, 2002

"THERE ARE NO SUBSTITUTES FOR WORK, THRIFT, AND SAVINGS." HET

141

S. Marvin Griffin

Birth September 4, 1907 - June 13, 1982 & Death Dates:

Hometown: Born in Bainbridge, Georgia

Highlights of Term:

Supported pro-segregation policies and county unit system Purchased Stone Mountain for a state park Increased state appropriations for schools Established Rural Roads Authority

Additional Information:

Lieutenant Governor, 1948 - 1955 Publisher of Post - Searchlight in Bainbridge Taught at Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal, Virginia Lieutenant Colonel in World War II State Representative Executive Secretary to Governor Rivers

Place of Death: Bainbridge, Georgia

Burial Site: Oak City Cemetery Bainbridge, Georgia

Cemetery Type/ Municipal Cemetery Public Access Access: Open Daily

Monument Type: Granite Marker Granite Base

Directions to Cemetery:

From the City Square in downtown Bainbridge, continue north on Broad Street for three blocks Turn right and continue for another two blocks Left onto Webster Street Oak City Cemetery is at end of street Enter gates of cemetery

Location within Cemetery:

From the main gate continue north into cemetery Right at second street Left at second street Griffin family plot is sixth plot on the left N3054.732' W08434.399'

142

1955 - 1959

Portrait of Governor S. Marvin Griffin by George Mandus, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.

Monument Inscription:
MARY ELIZABETH SMITH GRIFFIN "MISS LIB" WIFE OF
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN BORN WINCHESTER, VA.
NOV. 29, 1905 DIED SEPT. 24, 1970

GRIFFIN
SAMUEL MARVIN GRIFFIN 72nd GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
JAN. 11, 1955 - JAN 13, 1959 PUBLISHER - SOLDIER - STATESMAN
BORN BAINBRIDGE, GA. SEPT 4, 1907
DIED JUNE 13, 1982

143

Georgia's Living Governors
At the time of publication, the men who have served
Georgia since 1959 are featured on the
following pages:

S. Ernest Vandiver, Jr.

Birth Date: July 3, 1918

Hometown: Born in Canon, Franklin County, Georgia Resides in Lavonia, Georgia

Dates of Term: 1959 - 1963

Highlights of Term:

Urged peaceful school integration Oversaw abolishment of county unit system Built Georgia State Archives building Stressed economy and frugality

Additional Information:

Also served as State Adjutant General, and Executive Secretary to Governor Herman Talmadge Lieutenant Governor, 1955-1959 Pilot in U.S. Air Force Graduate of the University of Georgia

144

Portrait of Governor S. Ernest Vandiver by B.J.M. Pacer, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
145

Carl Edward Sanders

Birth Date: Hometown:
Dates of Term: Highlights of Term:
Additional Information:

May 15, 1925
Born in Augusta, Georgia Moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1963
1963 - 1967
Reorganized and expanded Department of Education and University System Appointed first African-Americans to State Patrol and Georgia National Guard
State Representative and State Senator Pilot in U.S. Air Force Graduate of the University of Georgia Attorney

Lester Garfield Maddox
Birth Date: September 30, 1915
Hometown: Born in Atlanta, Georgia
Dates of Term: 1967 - 1971
Highlights Assumed office after decision by the of Term: Georgia Legislature Improved prison system Monthly "People's Day" offered everyone access to his office
Additional Businessman First former governor Information: to be elected Lieutenant Governor,
1971 - 1975 Internationally known for defense of segregation and property rights First native Atlantan Governor

Portrait of Governor Carl Edward Sanders by Charles J. Fox, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
146

Portrait of Governor Lester Garfield Maddox by Bruce Hafley, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
Governor Maddox died on June 25, 2003. He was buried at Arlington Memorial Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
147

James Earl Carter, Jr.

Birth Date: October 1, 1924

Hometown: Born in Plains, Georgia

Dates of Term: 1971 - 1975

Highlights of Term:

Streamlined 300 state agencies into 25 departments Unified court system Appointed first woman state judge Equalized state funding for schools Extended state mental health services

Additional Information:

2002 Winner of Nobel Peace Prize U.S. President Founder of the Carter Center State Senator U.S. Naval Academy Graduate Author of numerous books

George Dekle Busbee

Birth Date: August 7, 1927

Hometown: Born inVienna,Georgia Lived inAlbany, Georgia Now resides in Gwinnett County, Georgia

Dates of Terms: 1975 - 1983

Highlights of Terms:

First governor to serve two four-year terms Established state kindergarten program Provided property tax relief Created Medicaid Services Department Revised state constitution

Additional Information:

Served as State Representative First majority leader in the House of Representatives Served in the U.S. Navy Graduate of the University of Georgia Attorney

Portrait of Governor Jimmy Carter, by Thornton Utz, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
148

Portrait of Governor George Dekle

Busbee by Everette Raymond

Kinstler, courtesy of Georgia Capitol

Museum, Office of Secretary of

State.

149

Joe Frank Harris

Birth Date: February 16, 1936

Hometown: Born in Bartow County, Georgia

Dates of Terms: 1983 - 1991

Highlights of Terms:

Built 140 libraries and the Georgia Dome Doubled the number of correctional facilities Established Quality Based Education system

Additional Information:

State Representative and chairman of Appropriations Committee Graduate of the University of Georgia Businessman

Zell Bryan Miller

Birth Date: February 24, 1932

Hometown: Born in Young Harris, Georgia

Dates of Terms: 1991 - 1999

Highlights of Terms:

Instituted the Hope Scholarship program, financed by the State Lottery Organized Boot Camp program for non-violent criminals

Additional Information:

U.S. Senator Lieutenant Governor for 16 years Graduate of the University of Georgia Professor at Young Harris College State Senator U.S. Marine

Portrait of Governor Joe Frank Harris by John Howard Sanden, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
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Portrait of Governor Zell Miller by Thomas V. Nash, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
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Roy E. Barnes

Birth Date: March 11, 1948

Hometown: Born in Mableton, Georgia

Dates of Term: 1999 - 2003

Highlights of Term:

Reformed state education Helped pass "Patient's Bill of Rights" Persuaded General Assembly to create Georgia Regional Transportation Authority to improve roads

Additional Information:

State Senator State Representative Prosecutor for Cobb County District Attorney's Office Graduate of the University of Georgia Attorney

George "Sonny" Perdue

Birth Date: December 20, 1946

Hometown: Born in Perry, Georgia

Dates of Term: 2003 - present

Highlights Assumed office on January 13, 2003 of Term: First Republican to serve as governor since Benjamin F. Conley in 1872

Additional Information:

State Senator Graduate of the University of Georgia Veterinarian Owner of Houston Fertilizer & Grain and Agrowstar, Inc. U.S. Air Force

Portrait of Governor Roy Barnes, by Carol Baxter Kirby, courtesy of Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State.
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Portrait of Governor Sonny Perdue, courtesy of Georgia Office of the Governor.
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End Notes
Governor John Adam Treutlen, page 14: From new research by Helene M. Kastinger Riley, John Adam Treutlen: The European Heritage of Georgia's First Governor (Greenville: Sagas Publishing, 1999).
Governor Edward Telfair, page 34: Tombstone is in error. Governor Telfair's obituary, the Savannah City death records, and several published biographical references put his age at death at 71 or 72, not 64. Thus, making his birthdate ca. 1735.
Governor Charles Jones Jenkins, page 84: Tombstone is in error. Obituary indicates death was June 14th, 1883, at 10pm, not June 13th. Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, June 16, 1883, page 1.
Governor Benjamin F. Conley, page 90: Tombstone is in error. Obituary indicates he was born in 1815, not 1816. Atlanta Journal, January 11, 1886.
Governor James Milton Smith, page 92: Tombstone is in error. All contemporary biographical materials indicate 1823 as his year of birth, not 1824.

Special Notes
This project was initiated by Governor Roy Barnes and funded by the State of Georgia. Coordinated by the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia's Governors' Gravesites Field Guide was produced by The Jaeger Company of Gainesville, Georgia (Tevi Taliaferro Henson, Project Manager; Brian LaBrie, Assistant).
Thanks to Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., Dr. Richard Cloues, and Dr. W. Ray Luce of the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and to Commissioner Lonice C. Barrett of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for leading this project.
Special thanks to Dr. James F. Cook for his guidance and review. Thanks also to Mrs. Dorothy Olson and the staff of the Georgia Capitol Museum, Office of Secretary of State, for their assistance, including the use of many of the governors' portraits. We also appreciate the use of portraits from the Georgia Division of Archives and History, Office of Secretary of State, and the University of Georgia Libraries.

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Georgia County Index*

Baldwin County 1 Mitchell, David Brydie Barrow County 2 Russell, Richard B. Bibb County 3 Colquitt, Alfred Holt 4 Harris, Nathaniel Edwin 5 Towns, George Washington Burke County 6 Emanuel, David Chatham County 7 Bulloch, Archibald 8 Elbert, Samuel 9 Gwinnett, Button 10 Tattnall, Jr., Josiah 11 Telfair, Edward Clarke County 12 Cobb, Howell 13 Lumpkin, Wilson Cobb County 14 Clark, John 15 McDonald, Charles James Coweta County 16 Arnall, Ellis Gibbs 17 Atkinson, William Yates Decatur County 18 Griffin, Samuel Marvin Elbert County 19 Heard, Stephen Fulton County 20 Brown, Joseph Emerson 21 Brown, Joseph Mackey 22 Dorsey, Hugh Manson 23 Gordon, John B. 24 Northen, William J. 25 Slaton, John Marshall 26 Smith, Hoke Greene County 27 Early, Peter Hall County 28 Candler, Allen Daniel 29 Smith, James Milton Hancock County 30 Rabun, William
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96 120 76
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12 34 14 48 36
78 68
60 72
136 108
142
26
82 116 122 104 106 118 114
54
110 94
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Henry County 31 Talmadge, Herman Eugene Jackson County 32 Hardman, Lamartine Griffin Jefferson County 33 Johnson, Herschel V. Lanier County 34 Rivers, Eurith Dickinson Lowndes County 35 Thompson, Melvin Ernest Meriwether County 36 Terrell, Joseph Meriwether Muscogee County 37 Johnson, James Oglethorpe County 38 Gilmer, George Rockingham Richmond County 39 Conley, Benjamin F. 40 Crawford, George Walker 41 Hall, Lyman 42 Jenkins, Charles Jones 43 Mathews, George 44 Milledge, John 45 Schley, William 46 Walton, George Spalding County 47 Boynton, James Stoddard Taliaferro County 48 Stephens, Alexander Hamilton Telfair County 49 Talmadge, Eugene Treutlen County 50 Troup, George Michael Walton County 51 McDaniel, Henry Dickerson 52 Walker, Clifford Mitchell Washington County 53 Hardwick, Thomas William 54 Irwin, Jared Wilkes County 55 Talbot, Matthew

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80
134
138
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84
66
92 74 32 86 38 50 70 22
100
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102 126
124 42
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* The number in front of each governor's name corresponds to the location on the map on pages 158 - 159.
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Map of Governors' Graves

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* The number in each county corresponds to the governor's name listed in the county index on pages 156 - 157.
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48 27

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39,40,41,42, 43,44,45,46
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More Information
For more information, please refer to the following resources:
Abbot, W.W. Royal Governors of Georgia, 1754-1775. Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Press, 1959.
Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia: www.cviog.uga.edu/projects/gainfo Site features general statistics of Georgia and many articles about Georgia history.
Coleman, Kenneth, Editor. Dictionary of Georgia Biography. Athens, GA: UGA Press, 1983.
Cook, James F. The Governors of Georgia, 1754-1995. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1995.
Find-A-Grave Website: www.findagrave.com Famous graves, as well as political gravesites.
Political Graveyard: www.politicalgraveyard.com Covers politicians throughout the nation.
Secretary of State's Office: www.sos.state.ga.us Chronological listings and portraits of the governors, general history and trivia, and virtual tour of the State Capitol.
Knight, Lucian Lamar. Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials and Legends. Atlanta, GA: Byrd Printing Company, 1914.
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