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Wilkes County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Wilkes County

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SmyrnaCemetery
Wilkes County, Georgia

Matthew Talbot (1762-1827) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia,1762.Delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1808;Governor ofGeorgia, 1819.DiedSeptember17, 1827 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Smyrna Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Talbot County,Ga. is named for him.
		ThecityofTalbotton,Georgia, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

Rest HavenCemetery
Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia

Robert Augustus Toombs (1810-1885) — also known asRobert Toombs;Bob Toombs — of Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.Born inWilkesCounty, Ga.,July 2,1810.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1837-43;U.S.Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1845-53;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1853-61;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;ConfederateSecretary of State, 1861; general in the Confederate Army duringthe Civil War;fledto Europe in 1865 toavoidarrest byUnionforces; he was suspected of involvement in theassassinationof PresidentAbrahamLincoln; later returned to Georgia;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877.One of the greatest orators of his time. Slaveowner. Died in Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.,December15, 1885 (age75 years, 166days).Interment at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Toombs County,Ga. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
		Books about Robert Toombs: William C.Davis,TheUnion That Shaped the Confederacy: Robert Toombs and Alexander H.Stephens

Dudley McIver DuBose (1834-1883) — of Georgia. Born inShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October28, 1834.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1871-73; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1880.Slaveowner. Died in Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.,March 2,1883 (age48 years, 125days).Interment at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Garnett Andrews (1837-1903) — of Yazoo City,YazooCounty, Miss.; Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Washington,WilkesCounty, Ga.,May 15,1837.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member of Mississippi state legislature, 1879-80;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1891-93.DiedMay 6,1903 (age65 years, 356days).Interment at Rest Haven Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Judge Garnett Andrews and Annulet (Ball) Andrews; married1867 toRosalie Champ Beirne.
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