Index to Locations AtlantaUnknown locationAtlantaAll Saints EpiscopalChurchAtlantaJohn Wesley Dobbs PlazaAtlantaKing Center GroundsAtlantaLincoln CemeteryAtlantaOak Hill CemeteryAtlantaOakland CemeteryAtlantaSouth View CemeteryAtlantaState Capitol GroundsAtlantaWestview CemeterySandy Springs, AtlantaArlingtonMemorial Park
UnknownLocation
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  John Summerfield Bigby (1832-1898) — also known asJohn S. Bigby — of Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.Born near Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.,February13, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867-68; superiorcourt judge in Georgia, 1868-71;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1871-73;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1880-83.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March28, 1898 (age66 years, 43days).Interment somewhere.
All SaintsEpiscopal Church
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elbert Parr Tuttle (1897-1996) — also known asElbert P. Tuttle — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 17,1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Georgia,1948,1952(member,CredentialsCommittee);Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1954-68; tooksenior status 1968.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1981.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,June 23,1996 (age98 years, 342days).Interment at All Saints Episcopal Church.
John Wesley DobbsPlaza
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) — also known asJ. W. Dobbs — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,March 6,1882.Republican. Co-founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, 1946;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Africanancestry. Member,PrinceHall Masons.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August30, 1961 (age79 years, 177days).Interment atSouth View Cemetery; statue atJohn Wesley Dobbs Plaza.
King CenterGrounds
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Coretta Scott King (1927-2006) — also known asCoretta Scott — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Heiberger,PerryCounty, Ala.,April27, 1927.Democrat. Speaker, Democratic National Convention,1984,1988.Female.Africanancestry.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 2011.Died in Playas de Rosarito,BajaCalifornia,January30, 2006 (age78 years, 278days).Entombed at King Center Grounds.
LincolnCemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hosea Lorenzo Williams (1926-2000) — also known asHosea Williams — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in Attapulgus,DecaturCounty, Ga.,January5, 1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;walkedwith a cane due to wartime injury;ordainedminister; candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1972; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives 54th District, 1975-85; candidateformayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1989.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;PhiBeta Sigma;Elks;Freemasons;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans;AmericanLegion.Civil rights leader; active insit-insandprotestmarches in Savannah and elsewhere;arrestedat least 135 times. As Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "field general"in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, led the 1965Selma-to-Montgomery march which helped galvanize support for Blackvoting rights. In 1968, he was present at the Lorraine Motel inMemphis, Tenn., when King was assassinated.Convictedin 1981 ofleavingthe scene of an accident, andjailedfor six months.Died, ofcancer,at PiedmontHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November16, 2000 (age74 years, 316days).Entombed at Lincoln Cemetery. | | Juanita Elizabeth Terry Williams (1925-2000) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.BornJanuary3, 1925.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives 54th District, 1985-93.Female.Africanancestry.Died, of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (a type ofanemia),at Emory UniversityHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August23, 2000 (age75 years, 233days).Entombed at Lincoln Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Leavell Moses (1856-1913) — also known asCharles L. Moses — of Turin,CowetaCounty, Ga.Born near Turin,CowetaCounty, Ga.,May 2,1856.Democrat.School teacherand principal;farmer;U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1891-97; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1900-04.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,October10, 1913 (age57 years, 161days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
OaklandCemetery
248 Oakland Ave. S.E.
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Founded 1850
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Michael Hoke Smith (1855-1931) — also known asM. Hoke Smith — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Newton,CatawbaCounty, N.C.,September2, 1855.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1893-96;Governor ofGeorgia, 1907-09, 1911;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1911-21.Presbyterian.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November27, 1931 (age76 years, 86days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Hildreth Hosea Smith and Mary Brent (Hoke) Smith; married toMarion Birdie Cobb (daughter ofThomasReade Rootes Cobb); grandson ofMichaelHoke; grandnephew ofJohnFranklin Hoke; first cousin once removed ofWilliamAlexander Hoke. | | | | Political families:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia;Hokefamily of Lincolnton, North Carolina (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Hoke SmithHighSchool (opened 1923 as junior high, became high school 1947,closed 1985), inAtlanta,Georgia, wasnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Hoke Smith (built 1943 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: New York World, March 5,1893 |
|  | Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) — also known asJoseph E. Brown;Joe Brown — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in alogcabin in Pickens District (nowPickensCounty), S.C.,April15, 1821.Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1849; circuit judge in Georgia, 1855;Governor ofGeorgia, 1857-65; defeated, 1865; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Georgia,1868;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1868-70;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1880-91.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November30, 1894 (age73 years, 229days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Brown Gordon (1832-1904) — also known asJohn B. Gordon — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inUpsonCounty, Ga.,February6, 1832.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1868;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1873-80, 1891-97;Governor ofGeorgia, 1886-90; defeated, 1868.Slaveowner. Died in Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.,January9, 1904 (age71 years, 337days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.  | Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882) — also known asBenjamin H. Hill — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inJasperCounty, Ga.,September14, 1823.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1851; candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1857;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senatorfrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;U.S.Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1875-77;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1877-82; died in office 1882.Slaveowner. Died ofcancer inAtlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August16, 1882 (age58 years, 336days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | William Ezzard (1799-1887) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,1799.Circuit judge in Georgia, 1840-44;dry goodsmerchant;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1856-58, 1860-61, 1870-71; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1863-65.DiedMarch24, 1887 (ageabout 87years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Alexander Campbell King (1856-1926) — also known asAlexander C. King — Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December7, 1856.Lawyer;attorney forrailroads;U.S. Solicitor General, 1918-20;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-25.Died in Flat Rock,HendersonCounty, N.C.,July 26,1926 (age69 years, 231days).Entombed at Oakland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof J. Gadsden King and Caroline Clifford (Postell) King; married toAlice May Fowler. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827-1907) — also known asLogan E. Bleckley — of Clarkesville,HabershamCounty, Ga.Born inRabunCounty, Ga.,July 3,1827.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1875-80;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1887-94.Methodist.Died in Clarkesville,HabershamCounty, Ga.,March 6,1907 (age79 years, 246days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.  | Joseph Mackey Brown (1851-1932) — also known asJoseph M. Brown — of Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.Born in Canton,CherokeeCounty, Ga.,December28, 1851.Democrat.Governor ofGeorgia, 1909-11, 1912-13.Baptist.Member,Chi Phi.DiedMarch 3,1932 (age80 years, 66days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. (1938-2003) — also known asMaynard H. Jackson;"Buzzy" —of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,March23, 1938.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1968;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1976,1980,1996,2000;Democratic Presidential Elector for Georgia,1992;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1993.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;PhiBeta Kappa.Collapsed (heartattack) after getting off a plane at Reagan NationalAirport,and died soon after, at VirginiaMedicalCenter, Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 23,2003 (age65 years, 92days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John F. Mims (1815-1856) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (nowFultonCounty), Ga.BornNovember10, 1815.Mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1853; resigned 1853.DiedApril30, 1856 (age40 years, 172days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Marshall Slaton (1866-1955) — also known asJohn M. Slaton — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inMeriwetherCounty, Ga.,December25, 1866.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1896-1909; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1909-11;Governor ofGeorgia, 1911-12, 1913-15.DiedJanuary11, 1955 (age88 years, 17days).Entombed in mausoleum at Oakland Cemetery.  | William Jonathan Northen (1835-1913) — also known asWilliam J. Northen — of Georgia. Born inJonesCounty, Ga.,July 9,1835.Schoolteacher and principal; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1877, 1880; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1884;Governor ofGeorgia, 1890-94.Baptist.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March25, 1913 (age77 years, 259days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) — of Atlanta, DeKalb County (nowFultonCounty), Ga.Born in Tennessee,1820.Tinsmith;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49;deputysheriff.Stabbedandkilled bya prisoner he was escorting, in May,1852(ageabout31 years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | George Hillyer (1835-1927) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,March17, 1835.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofGeorgiastate senate, 1870-74; superior court judge in Georgia, 1877;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1884,1892;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1885-87.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,October2, 1927 (age92 years, 199days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Bomar (1816-1868) — also known asBenjamin F. Bomar — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,August9, 1816.Physician;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1849-50; served in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War.DiedFebruary1, 1868 (age51 years, 176days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Osborne Augustus Lochrane (1829-1887) — also known asO. A. Lochrane — Born inIreland,1829.Chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1871-72.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,1887(ageabout58 years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Henry Kent McCay (1820-1886) — of Georgia. Born inNorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,January8, 1820.Republican. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1868;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1868-75; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Georgia,1868(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1882-86;died in office 1886.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,July 30,1886 (age66 years, 203days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (1821-1891) — also known asLucius J. Gartrell — of Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born near Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.,January7, 1821.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1847-51; Presidential Elector forGeorgia,1856;U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1857-61; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; candidate forGovernorof Georgia, 1882.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,April 7,1891 (age70 years, 90days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Job Hammond (1833-1899) — also known asNathaniel J. Hammond — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,December26, 1833.Democrat.Delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865, 1877;Georgiastate attorney general, 1872-77;U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1879-87.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,April20, 1899 (age65 years, 115days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Henry Patillo Farrow (1834-1907) — also known asHenry P. Farrow — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Gainesville,HallCounty, Ga.Born inLaurensCounty, S.C.,January24, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;Georgiastate attorney general, 1868-72;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1876-80; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Georgia,1876;postmaster atGainesville,Ga., 1901.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February10, 1907 (age73 years, 17days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Patillo Farrow (1796-1849) and Jane Strather (James) Farrow;brother ofJamesFarrow; married to Cornelia Finch Simpson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Foster Blodgett Jr. (1826-1877) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,January15, 1826.Republican.Bridgekeeper;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1859-61, 1867-68; defeated, 1861; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster atAugusta,Ga., 1865-69;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Georgia,1868.Died, fromtyphoidfever, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November12, 1877 (age51 years, 301days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Junius Hillyer (1807-1886) — of Monroe,WaltonCounty, Ga.Born inWilkesCounty, Ga.,April23, 1807.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Georgia, 1841-45;U.S.Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1851-55; Solictor, U.S.Treasury, 1857-61.Slaveowner. Died in Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,June 21,1886 (age79 years, 59days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John William Jones (1806-1871) — of Georgia. Born in Rockville,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April14, 1806.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1837;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1847-49.Slaveowner. DiedApril27, 1871 (age65 years, 13days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Marshall Johnson Wellborn (1808-1874) — of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.Born near Eatonton,PutnamCounty, Ga.,May 29,1808.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1833-34; superior court judge inGeorgia, 1838-42;U.S.Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1849-51;ordainedminister.Baptist.Died in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,October16, 1874 (age66 years, 140days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | James Crawford Freeman (1819-1885) — of Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Clinton,JonesCounty, Ga.,April 1,1819.Republican.U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1873-75.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September3, 1885 (age66 years, 155days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.  | Joseph Lewis King (1811-1900) — also known asJoseph L. King — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,1811.Merchant;manufacturer;railroadpromoter;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1846.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March13, 1900 (ageabout 88years).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert King and Patsey (Kean) King; married1834 toCatherine Ann King. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofKnoxville |
| | Ezekiel Slaughter Candler (1815-1869) — also known asEzekiel S. Candler — of Georgia. Born inRichmondCounty, Ga.,August5, 1815.Georgiastate comptroller general, 1849-54.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January12, 1869 (age53 years, 160days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.  | Edwin Ford Blodgett (1849-1912) — also known asEdwin F. Blodgett — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,July 10,1849.Republican.Railwayconductor;purchasingagent; postmaster atAtlanta,Ga., 1902-10; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1908.Baptist.Died, fromcirrhosis ofthe liver, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,October3, 1912 (age63 years, 85days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | Clement Anselm Evans (1833-1911) — also known asClement A. Evans — of Georgia. Born inStewartCounty, Ga.,March25, 1833.State court judge in Georgia, 1854; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1859; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;Methodistminister.Methodist.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.DiedJuly 2,1911 (age78 years, 99days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | John Milton Johnson (1812-1886) — also known asJohn M. Johnson — of Paducah,McCrackenCounty, Ky.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Kentucky,January19, 1812.Physician;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1837; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1859-60;delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 18,1886 (age74 years, 119days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | | James Burdine Hill (1850-1917) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia,March27, 1850.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1890-91.Killed whenstruck by arailroad train, in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December3, 1917 (age67 years, 251days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Alexander Hamilton Stephens (1812-1883) — also known asAlexander H. Stephens;"The Little PaleStar from Georgia" —of Crawfordville,TaliaferroCounty, Ga.Born near Crawfordville,TaliaferroCounty, Ga.,February11, 1812.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1836; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1842;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1843-59, 1873-82 (at-large 1843-45,7th District 1845-53, 8th District 1853-59, 1873-82); PresidentialElector for Georgia,1860;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;VicePresident of the Confederacy, 1861-65;arrestedfortreasonin May 1865, and held for five months at Fort Warren;Governor ofGeorgia, 1882-83; died in office 1883.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March 4,1883 (age71 years, 21days).Original interment and cenotaph at Oakland Cemetery; reinterment atAlexanderH. Stephens Memorial State Park, Crawfordville, Ga.
South ViewCemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Wesley Dobbs (1882-1961) — also known asJ. W. Dobbs — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,March 6,1882.Republican. Co-founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, 1946;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1948,1952(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Africanancestry. Member,PrinceHall Masons.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August30, 1961 (age79 years, 177days).Interment at South View Cemetery; statue atJohnWesley Dobbs Plaza.
State CapitolGrounds
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Richard Brevard Russell Jr. (1897-1971) — also known asRichard B. Russell, Jr. — of Winder,BarrowCounty, Ga.Born in Winder,BarrowCounty, Ga.,November2, 1897.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Barrow County, 1921-31;Speaker ofthe Georgia State House of Representatives, 1927-31;Governor ofGeorgia, 1931-33;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1933-71; died in office 1971; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1952;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1952;member, President's Commission on the Assassination of PresidentKNDY, 1963-64.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Kiwanis;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,January21, 1971 (age73 years, 80days).Interment atRussellMemorial Park, Winder, Ga.; statue at State Capitol Grounds.| | Relatives: SonofRichardBrevard Russell and Ina (Dillard) Russell; brother ofRobertLee Russell; uncle ofRobertLee Russell Jr.. | | | | Political family:Russellfamily of Winder, Georgia. | | | | The Russell SenateOfficeBuilding (built 1903-08; named 1972), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim. — The Richard B. RussellFederalBuilding andCourthouse(built 1978-79), inAtlanta,Georgia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Richard B. Russell, Jr.:Gilbert C. Fite,RichardB. Russell, Jr., Senator from Georgia — Sally Russell,RichardBrevard Russell, Jr.: A Life of Consequence |
WestviewCemetery
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Berry Hartsfield (1890-1971) — also known asWilliam B. Hartsfield — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March 1,1890.Mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1937-41, 1942-62.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February22, 1971 (age80 years, 358days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Hugh Manson Dorsey (1871-1948) — also known asHugh M. Dorsey — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Fayetteville,FayetteCounty, Ga.,July 10,1871.Democrat.Lawyer;Governor ofGeorgia, 1917-21.Methodist.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons;OddFellows.DiedJune 11,1948 (age76 years, 337days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) — also known asAsa G. Candler — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Villa Rica,CarrollCounty, Ga.,December30, 1851.Druggist;founder of theCoca-Colabeverage company;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19.Suffered astroke in1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley MemorialHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March12, 1929 (age77 years, 72days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Isaac Newton Ragsdale (1859-1937) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inPauldingCounty, Ga.,July 25,1859.Mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1927-31.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November27, 1937 (age78 years, 125days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Bond Almand (1894-1985) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Lithonia,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,January13, 1894.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Fulton County, 1935-36;superior court judge in Georgia, 1942-43, 1945-49;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1949-69;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1969-72.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaNu;PhiAlpha Delta;OmicronDelta Kappa;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;JuniorOrder;Kiwanis.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 13,1985 (age91 years, 120days).Interment at Westview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Alexander James Almand and Clara Emily (Bond) Almand; married,June 18,1932, to Helen Whitefoot Barnett; grandson ofWilliamParks Bond. |
| | Ivan Earnest Allen Jr. (1911-2003) — also known asIvan Allen, Jr. — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,March15, 1911.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1940;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive assistant toGov.EllisArnall, 1945-46;mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1962-70.Member,SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Rotary.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,July 1,2003 (age92 years, 108days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | John Sanford Cohen (1870-1935) — also known asJohn S. Cohen — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February26, 1870.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1924-;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1932-33.Episcopalian.Jewishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,May 13,1935 (age65 years, 76days).Interment at Westview Cemetery.  | John Temple Graves (1856-1925) — of Florida; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Willington, Abbeville District (nowMcCormickCounty), S.C.,November9, 1856.Newspapereditor;orator;Presidential Elector for Florida,1884;Presidential Elector for Georgia,1889;Independence candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1908;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.Died inWashington,D.C.,August8, 1925 (age68 years, 272days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Lawrence Sabyllia Camp (1898-1947) — also known asLawrence S. Camp — of Fairburn, Campbell County (nowFultonCounty), Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Fairburn,FultonCounty, Ga.,November20, 1898.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Campbell County, 1923-24;GeorgiaDemocratic state chair, 1930-32;Georgiastate attorney general, 1932-33;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1934-42; candidateforU.S.Senator from Georgia, 1938.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Shriners;JuniorOrder.DiedMay 5,1947 (age48 years, 166days).Interment at Westview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Rudicil Camp and Eugenia Sabyllia (Smith) Camp; married,June25, 1918, to Rubye Tanner. |
| | Stirling Price Gilbert (1862-1951) — also known asS. Price Gilbert — of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inStewartCounty, Ga.,January31, 1862.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1888-93; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1900;superior court judge in Georgia, 1908-16;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1916-36.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Rotary;American BarAssociation.DiedAugust28, 1951 (age89 years, 209days).Interment at Westview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jasper Newton Gilbert and Sarah Louise (Redding) Gilbert; married1895 toMary Howard. |
| | Benjamin Frank Whelchel (1895-1954) — also known asB. Frank Whelchel — of Gainesville,HallCounty, Ga.Born inLumpkinCounty, Ga.,December16, 1895.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1935-45.DiedMay 11,1954 (age58 years, 146days).Entombed in mausoleum at Westview Cemetery. | | John Slaughter Candler (1861-1941) — also known asJohn S. Candler — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Villa Rica,CarrollCounty, Ga.,October22, 1861.Democrat. Superior court judge in Georgia, 1896-1902;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1902-06; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1912.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died inFultonCounty, Ga.,December9, 1941 (age80 years, 48days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Laurent de Give (1828-1910) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inBelgium,January31, 1828.Lawyer;Consulfor Belgium inAtlanta,Ga., 1860-1905;operahouse proprietor;movietheater owner.Catholic.Belgianancestry. Member,Elks.Died in Rockledge,BrevardCounty, Fla.,March17, 1910 (age82 years, 45days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Henry Leon de Give (1868-1948) — also known asH. L. de Give — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in West Virginia,August3, 1868.HonoraryConsul for Belgium inAtlanta,Ga., 1910-44.Belgianancestry.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February8, 1948 (age79 years, 189days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Paul Edward Rapier (1875-1937) — also known asPaul E. Rapier — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Alabama,August28, 1875.Democrat.Newspaperadvertising manager; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat NationalConvention from Alabama, 1896;Consulfor Costa Rica inMobile,Ala., 1900-07;accountant.Died, frompneumoniaanddiphtheria,along withmyocarditis,in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January18, 1937 (age61 years, 143days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Charles Simpson Reid (1860-1915) — of Palmetto, Campbell County (nowFultonCounty), Ga.; Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.Born in November,1860.Superior court judge in Georgia, 1913-15. Member,Freemasons.Died, from aheartattack, in Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,June 7,1915 (age54 years, 0days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Henry Leon de Give Jr. (1907-2001) — also known asHenry L. de Give, Jr. — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February28, 1907.HonoraryConsul for Belgium inAtlanta,Ga., 1959.BelgianandIrishancestry.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January12, 2001 (age93 years, 319days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Ephraim Mikell Seabrook (1820-1895) — of Bluffton, Beaufort District (nowBeaufortCounty), S.C.Born in Edisto Island, Colleton District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,November10, 1820.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Luke's, 1860-62.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,November24, 1895 (age75 years, 14days).Interment at Westview Cemetery. | | Stonewall Henry Dyer (1900-1967) — also known asStonewall H. Dyer — of Newnan,CowetaCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born inCowetaCounty, Ga.,December17, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1944.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September2, 1967 (age66 years, 259days).Interment at Westview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Henry Dyer and Lavenia (Morris) Dyer; married,August24, 1924, to Estelle Britticks. |
ArlingtonMemorial Park
201 Mount Vernon Highway N.W.
Sandy Springs, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lester Garfield Maddox (1915-2003) — also known asLester Maddox — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September30, 1915.Restaurantowner; became nationally known as an outspoken racialsegregationist; closed his restaurant rather than serve Blackcustomers;Governor ofGeorgia, 1967-71; candidate in inconclusive election,subsequently chosen 1966; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1968;LieutenantGovernor of Georgia, 1971-75; American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1976.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Moose;JuniorOrder.Died, while suffering fromcancerand the effects of afall, in ahospiceat Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,June 25,2003 (age87 years, 268days).Interment at Arlington Memorial Park. | | Paul Douglas Coverdell (1939-2000) — also known asPaul Coverdell — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,January20, 1939.Republican. Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1971-89; candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia, 1977;GeorgiaRepublican state chair, 1985-87; director, U.S. Peace Corps,1989-91;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1993-2000; died in office 2000.Methodist.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died, of complications from acerebralhemorrhage, at PiedmontHospital,Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,July 18,2000 (age61 years, 180days).Cremated;ashes interred at Arlington Memorial Park. | | Walter A. Sims (1880-1953) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.BornSeptember19, 1880.Mayorof Atlanta, Ga., 1923-27.DiedNovember26, 1953 (age73 years, 68days).Interment at Arlington Memorial Park. | | Charles Longstreet Weltner (1927-1992) — also known asCharles L. Weltner — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December17, 1927.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1963-67; superior courtjudge in Georgia, 1976-81;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1981-92;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1992; died in office 1992.Presbyterian.DiedAugust31, 1992 (age64 years, 258days).Interment at Arlington Memorial Park. | | John Stephens Wood (1885-1968) — also known asJohn S. Wood — of Canton,CherokeeCounty, Ga.Born near Ball Ground,CherokeeCounty, Ga.,February8, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1917; superior court judge inGeorgia, 1925-31;U.S.Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1931-35, 1945-53;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1952.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;JuniorOrder;Redmen.Died in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,September12, 1968 (age83 years, 217days).Interment at Arlington Memorial Park. | | Robert Beeman Conrad (1922-1981) — also known asRobert B. Conrad — of Genoa,NanceCounty, Neb.Born in Schuyler,ColfaxCounty, Neb.,April 1,1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska,1956;administrative assistant to Gov.RalphBrooks, 1959-60; candidate forGovernor ofNebraska, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1960.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaPhi Epsilon;DeltaTheta Phi;Freemasons.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,February22, 1981 (age58 years, 327days).Interment at Arlington Memorial Park.
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