Index to Locations GriffinOak Hill Cemetery Oak HillCemetery Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Stoddard Boynton (1833-1902) — of Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.Born inHenryCounty, Ga.,May 7,1833.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge inGeorgia, 1866-68;mayorof Griffin, Ga., 1869-72; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1880-84;Governor ofGeorgia, 1883; circuit judge in Georgia, 1886-93; counsel,CentralRailwayof Georgia.DiedDecember22, 1902 (age69 years, 229days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John James Flynt Jr. (1914-2007) — also known asJack Flynt — of Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.Born in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,November8, 1914.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Spalding County, 1947-48;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1954-79 (4th District 1954-65, 6thDistrict 1965-79).Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis;Woodmen;Elks;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiDelta Phi;FarmBureau;National RifleAssociation.Died in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,June 24,2007 (age92 years, 228days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | David Jackson Bailey (1812-1897) — of Jackson,ButtsCounty, Ga.; Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.Born in Lexington,OglethorpeCounty, Ga.,March11, 1812.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1835, 1847; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838, 1849-50, 1855-56;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1851-55; defeated,1854;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,June 14,1897 (age85 years, 95days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John David Stewart (1833-1894) — also known asJohn D. Stewart — of Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.Born near Fayetteville,FayetteCounty, Ga.,August2, 1833.Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1858; member of Georgia statelegislature, 1865;mayorof Griffin, Ga., 1875; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1887-91.Slaveowner. DiedJanuary28, 1894 (age60 years, 179days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Erasmus Williams Beck (1833-1898) — of Georgia. Born in McDonough,HenryCounty, Ga.,October21, 1833.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1872-73.Slaveowner. Died in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,July 22,1898 (age64 years, 274days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John McIntosh Kell — of Georgia.AdjutantGeneral of Georgia, 1887-1900.Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John James Flynt (1872-1949) — of Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.BornSeptember22, 1872.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1900-06, 1926-28, 1933-36; memberofGeorgiastate senate 26th District, 1907-08, 1919-20, 1937-38; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee;speaker),1916,1928;GeorgiaDemocratic state chair, 1916-21.DiedJuly 28,1949 (age76 years, 309days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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