Hugh M. Gillis | |
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| Member of theGeorgia State Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office January 14, 1963 – January 10, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | J. Floyd Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Ross Tolleson |
| President pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate | |
| In office January 13, 1969 – January 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Julian Webb |
| Succeeded by | Al Holloway |
| Member of theGeorgia State Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Herschel Lovett |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Edenfield |
| Member of theGeorgia House of Representatives fromTreutlen County | |
| In office January 10, 1949 – January 14, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | I. Howell Hall |
| Succeeded by | J. Wyman Fowler |
| In office January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | James Fowler |
| Succeeded by | I. Howell Hall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hugh Marion Gillis (1918-09-06)September 6, 1918 Soperton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 94) Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Laura Jean Gillis |
| Relations | Jim L. Gillis Jr. (brother) Jim L. Gillis Sr. (father) Neil L. Gillis (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (BS, 1939) |
Hugh Marion Gillis (September 6, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an American politician.
Born inSoperton, Georgia, Gillis was a farmer and timber grower. He graduated fromSoperton High School and then fromUniversity of Georgia with a degree in agriculture in 1939.[1]
Gillis served as aDemocrat in theGeorgia House of Representatives for twelve years and then theGeorgia State Senate from 1962 to 2004 before retiring;[2] when he retired, Gillis was the longest-serving member of the Georgia General Assembly.[1] He died inVidalia, Georgia on January 1, 2013.[3]
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