- Collection:
- Vanishing Georgia
- Title:
- [Photograph of Ellis Arnall signing statement, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, 1947]
- Date of Original:
- 1947
- Subject:
- Georgia--Politics and government--1865-1950
Georgia--Politics and government--Atlanta
Fortson, Ben Wynn, 1904-
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913- - People:
- Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992
Talmadge, Eugene, 1884-1946 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- "Atlanta, 1947. Ellis Arnall signing statement as Ben W. Fortson, Secretary of State, and others look on. Man pictured on far right is Mr. Albert Riley who was a reporter for the Constitution. Picture taken sometime during the three Governor Dispute in 1947. "--from field notes
2003/06/10: The "three governor" dispute of 1946 arose immediately after the death of governor-elect Eugene Talmadge (December 1946). Governor Ellis Arnall, Lieutenant Governor M.E. Thompson, and Talmadge's son Herman Talmadge all claimed rights to the governor's seat. The Georgia legislature voted to have Eugene Talmadge serve the term, which he did until the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the election unconstitutional. Thompson won the "dispute" and served as Governor until another election was held. In September 1948, Eugene Talmadge was elected Governor of Georgia.
Note: Albert Riley was a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_vang_geo035
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/vang/do:geo035
- Rights Holder:
- Held by Georgia Archives, 5800 Jonesboro Road, Morrow, GA 30260.
Contact repository re: reproduction and usage. - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Archives
- Rights:
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