James M. Dykes | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, circa 1961 | |
| Member of theGeorgia State Senate from the14th district | |
| In office January 1961 – January 14, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Slade Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jimmy Carter |
| In office January 1955 – January 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Pettey |
| Succeeded by | Clint B. Brannen |
| In office January 1949 – January 1951 | |
| Preceded by | E. O. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Hayes |
| Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives fromBleckley County | |
| In office January 1945 – January 1949 | |
| Preceded by | L. A. Whipple |
| Succeeded by | Ben Jessup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Marion Dykes (1916-05-04)May 4, 1916 Bleckley County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 1966 (aged 50) Cochran, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Katherine Crooms[1] |
James Marion Dykes (May 4, 1916 – December 1966) was an American politician. He served as aDemocratic member of theGeorgia House of Representatives. He also served as a member for the14th district of theGeorgia State Senate.[2]
Dykes was born inBleckley County, Georgia. He attended Cochran High School and Honolulu Business School.[2]
Dykes served in theGeorgia House of Representatives from 1945 to 1949. He then served three separate terms in theGeorgia State Senate, representing the14th district.[2]
In December 1966, Dykes was found dead in a restroom at his office inCochran, Georgia with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.[3][4]
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