- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Ellis Arnall
- Date of Original:
- 1907/1992
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Lawyers--Georgia--Atlanta
Desks--Georgia--Atlanta
Businessmen--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Businesspeople--Georgia--Atlanta
Politicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Arnall, Ellis Gibbs, 1907-1992 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Arnall, who had served as governor from 1943 to 1947, became the front-runner in the 1966 gubernatorial race. His accomplishments as a reform governor included establishing a retirement system for teachers, repealing the state's poll tax, lowering the voting age to eighteen, and gaining reaccreditation of the University System of Georgia.
Photograph of former Georgia governor Ellis Arnall. Wearing a suit and tie, he is seated at a desk. He faces forward.
Arnall's four years as governor of Georgia (1943-1947) are considered to be among the most progressive and effective in the modern history of the state. His refusal to step down in 1947 after Eugene Talmadge's death led to the "three governors controversy." - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/gubernatorial-election-of-1966/m-662/
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/gubernatorial-election-1966
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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