- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ben Fortson
- Date of Original:
- 1904/1979
- Subject:
- Secretaries of State (State governments)--Georgia--Atlanta
State governments--Officials and employees
Wheelchairs--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Paralytics--Georgia--Atlanta
Fortson, Ben Wynn, 1904- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Ben Fortson served as Georgia's secretary of state for thirty-three years. Despite being confined to a wheelchair after a car accident at the age of twenty-four, Fortson was an energetic and much-loved public servant. He remained in office until his death in 1979.
Photograph of former Georgia secretary of state Ben Fortson. He faces forward; his hands are folded in front of him. Fortson served as Georgia's secretary of state for thirty-three years. An energetic and much-loved public servant, Fortson remained in office until his death in 1979. He was customarily known as "Mr. Ben," especially to the scores of schoolchildren who visited the capitol each year. After being involved in a car accident at the age of twenty-four, Fortson used a wheelchair for the remainder of his life. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/ben-fortson-1904-1979/m-3534/
- Rights Holder:
- Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/ben-fortson-1904-1979
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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