Legislation & Politics

Legislation & Politics

the Spalding County GAGenWeb Project

County Officials

Officials	Submitted by

Politicians of Spalding County	volunteers
Miscellaneous Politicians
Governors of Georgia
William Ellis - Surveyor - 1821	Robert and Linda Ellis
Spalding County Officials, 1852 - 1861	Robert and Linda Ellis
Pike County Officials, 1850 - 1855	Robert and Linda Ellis

Legislation

Legislation	Submitted by

Official Proclamation, The Georgia Enterprise, October 1, 1869
Establishment of a Botanico-Medical Board of Physicians in the State - 1847	Robert and Linda Ellis
An Act to alter the line dividing Henry and Pike Counties - 1842	Robert and Linda Ellis
An Act to incorporate the Pleasant Grove Academy - 1827	Robert and Linda Ellis
An Act to change the name of Griffin Collegiate Seminary - 1853	Robert Ellis

Miscellaneous

Document	Submitted by

1860s Political Cartoon
Georgia C.S.A. currency
Confederate Bonds
Confederate Half Dollars
Georgia Counties and dates of formation
See court records

Politicians

of Spalding County GA

Thomas Spalding

Alexander Hamilton Stephens

Robert Toombs

John David Stewart

Erasmus Williams Beck

David Jackson Bailey

John James Flynt, Jr.

Stephen John Hay

William Tapley Bennett, Jr.

James Crawford Freeman

Miscellaneous Politicians

the Spalding County GAGenWeb Project

Beck, W. H., Sr. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1948.

Bennett, William Tapley, Jr. (1917-1994) -- also known as W. Tapley Bennett, Jr. -- Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., April 1, 1917. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1964-66; Portugal, 1966-69. Died in 1994. Burial location unknown.

Bolton, Arthur Key (b. 1922) Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., May 14, 1922. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1949, 1958-66; Georgia state attorney general, 1965-81. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Phi.

Byars, Chester A. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Circuit judge in Georgia Griffin Circuit, 1953.

Connally, G. L. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948.

Gibson, O. C. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860. Burial location unknown.

Hall, John J. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1876. Burial location unknown.

Hay, Stephen John, (1864-1916) of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Griffin, Spalding County, Ga., October 5, 1864. Democrat. Mayor of Dallas, Tex., 1907-11. Methodist. Died February 29, 1916. Original interment at Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Tex.; re-interment at Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.

Maddox, Arthur K. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Melton, Quimby of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Sherard, B. M. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1920. Burial location unknown.

Swint, Albert G. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga.; Orchard Hill, Spalding County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940; member of Georgia state senate, 1950. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Touchstone, A. C. of Griffin, Spalding County, Ga. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1948, 1952.

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