- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sonny Perdue
- Date of Original:
- 2003/2007
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Politicians--Georgia
Businessmen--Georgia
Microphone
Men--Georgia
Businesspeople--Georgia
Perdue, Sonny, 1946- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Sonny Perdue, a native of Houston County, became Georgia's first Republican governor in 130 years when he was inaugurated on January 13, 2003. He served two terms, leaving office in 2011.
Photograph of Georgia governor Sonny Perdue. He stands in front of a microphone. He wears a suit and tie and an American flag lapel pin.
Perdue was inaugurated as governor of Georgia on January 13, 2003. He was the first Republican elected to the office since 1868, when Rufus Bullock was elected during the Reconstruction era. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/sonny-perdue-b-1946/m-2742/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the University of Georgia Photographic Services
The University of Georgia owns the rights to all photographs in the UGA Photographic Services archives. Permission to use any of these photographs is limited to a one-time use for news purposes and internal UGA publications and promotions. Separate permission is required to use any of the archived photographs for any other purpose, including but not limited to, commercial, advertising or illustrative purposes
Courtesy of University of Georgia Photographic Services - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/sonny-perdue-b-1946
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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