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Georgia Has Had 58 U.S. Senators
In The 94 Sessions Os Congress
I ■ The first Congress of the United States assembled (n
; New York City on March 17, 1789. The two senators
* from each state were elected by the legislature of each
I ‘state as provided by the US. Constitution. The
seventeenth (17th) amendment proclaimed May 31,
•1913 changed this method and provided tor election of
• senators by the people for six-year terms. Members of
B - the House of Representatives was by popuolar election
W -with the number based on the population of each state.
Georgia had three congressmen In the first session of
f congress by constitutional appointment.
I. This first Congress inaugurated George Washington
|l -as the first president of the Nation on April 30,1789.
K ■ in the 187 years since 1789, Georgia has had fifty-eight
senators to serve in the U.S. Congress. Included In this
I* number are the two present senators, Herman Eugene
Talmadge of Lovejoy and Sam A. Nunn, Jr. of Perry,
• who are members of the 94th Congress.
' Georgia has the distinction of being the first state to
have a woman as U.S. Senator. She was Mrs. Rebecca
-‘Latimer Felton who was appointed to succeed Thomas
'E. Watson who died, She served one month from Oc
tober 22 to November 22, 1922, when Walter F. George of
•Vienna became senator to serve over 34 years - to
'• January 3, 1957 when he retired.
There are two lines of succession in each state In the
U.S. Senate, These are named after the first two
senators who served. In Georgia, they are James Gunn
and William Few. These lines are as follows;
•■/ Gunn Line of
Successign
James Gunn from March 4,1789 to March 4,1801.
James Jackson, March 4, 1801 to March 19, 1806
(died).
John Milledge, December 11,1806 to November 4, 1809
(resigned).
Charles Tait, December 28, 1809 to March 4,1819.
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HOUSTON
COUNTY
OFFICIALS
The county com
ffnissioners are the
governing body of Houston
)County. They are Dr. V.W.
;McEver, chairman;
Charles Carter, Alton
pucker, Steve Byrd, and
rprank Rozar. Clerk of the
Commissioners Is Lamar
[Brown and assistant clerk,
►Putney Goodwin.
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The probate judge Is
JCI inton K. Watson and
(deputy clerk is Mrs.
[Frances Annis. Mrs. Betty
EMcLendon is secretary,
f Tommie S. Hunt is Clerk
Kpf the Superior Court and
[Mrs. Farise Bryant is
►'deputy clerk. Secretaries
►are Mrs. Lynda Meens,
[Mrs. Gay Cowart and Mrs.
[Vicki Goswick. In the court
(tiling department, Mrs.
[Carolyn Sullivan is deputy
[clerk and Mrs. Virginia
(€vans, file clerk,
i Mrs. Joyce Griffin Is tax
.commissioner. There are
‘three employees in the
Perry office: Mrs. Ann
[Smith, Mrs. Juanita Mason
and Mrs. Alma Dayton. In
The Warner Robins tax
office the employees are
Mrs. Mae Greer, Mrs.
hMary Lucas, Mrs. Dorothy
►Mclnvale, Mrs. Penny
[Gilreath, and Mrs. Judy
(Hoyt.
1 The judge of Houston
[.Superior Court is Willis
Hunt and his secretary is
►Mrs. Carolyn Gann.
The district attorney Is
iSteve Pace. The In
vestigator is Gary Trawick
number as the country has
grown in size; the domain
over which I wave ex
and the assistant district I
attorney is Mrs. Miriam i
Wansley. The secretaries i
are Mrs. Caroline Leim
bach and Mrs. Julia I
Williams.
The sheriff of Houston ,
County is Cullen Talton.
The employees of the ,
sheriff's department are
as follows:
Investigation: Capt. i
Willie L. Talton, Lt. Billy
E. Rape, Sgt. Harry En
ckler, Cpi. Jerry Stewart,
Det. Calvin Maye, Dt.
Charles Arnold, and
Deputy Julian W. Jones.
Patrol: Lt. Terry Joiner,
Lt. J.T. Cawthon, Sgt.
W.G. McCuan, Sgt. Arthur
L. Harris, Jr., Sgt. Jesse
Jackson, Sgt. Charles Holt,
Cpi. Thomas Malone, Cpi.
W.T. Bowen, Cpi. James
Jackson, Cpi. Herb Craig,
Deputy John Westbrook,
Deputy Reuben McGhee,
Deputy Fred Graham,
Deputy John Reynolds,
Deputy Clyde Bone,
Deputy Wm. Mathis,
Deputy Larry Rooks,
Deputy John Pagura,
Deputy Wm. Brewer,
Deputy Mark Deaton,
Deputy George Oldham,
Deputy Marlon Curtis, and
Deputy Charlie Cranford.
Jail: Sgt. Alan Pruett,
Deputy Joe Waller, and
Deputy Sidney Davis.
Communications:
Deputy Betty McGee,
Deputy Charlene Giles,
and Deputy Bernita Veal.
Secretaries: Jane S.
Chapman, Perry; Cheri M.
Gunn To Nunn
John M. Elliott, March 4,1819 to March 4,1825.
John M. Berrien, March 4, 1825 to March 29, 1829
(resigned).
John Forsyth, December 8, 1829 to June 27, 1834
(resigned to become Secretary of State).
Alfred Cuthbert, January 12,1835 to March 4,1843.
Walter T. Conquitt, March 4,1843 to February 14, 1848
(resigned).
Herschel V. Johnson appointed February 14, 1848 to
March 4, 1849.
William C, Dawson, March 4, 1849 to March 4, 1855.
Alfred Iverson, March 4, 1855 to January 23, 1861
(retired).
Georgia was out of Union and a Confederate State,
1861-1870; no U.S. Senator.
H.V.M. Miller, 1870, seated after Reconstruction.
T.M. Norwood, March 4, 1871 to March 4,1877.
Benjamin H. Hill, March 4, 1877 to Auggust 16, 1882
, (died).
Pope Barrow, December 5, 1882 to March 4, 1883
(elected for unexpired term).
Alfred H. Colquitt, March 4, 1883 to March 26, 1894
f (died).
( Patrick Walsh, April 9, 1894 to March 4, 1895. (ap
pointed to unexpired term).
„ Augustus O. Bacon, March 4,1895 to February 14, 1914
(died).
j William S. West appointed to Sept. 1, 1914.
Thomas W. Hardwick, September 1, 1914 to March 4,
1919.
William J. Harris, March 4, 1919 to April 18, 1932
(died).
John S. Cohen, April 27, 1932 to January 12, 1933
(appointed by Gov. R.B. Russell, Jr.).
Richard B. Russell, Jr., January 12,1933 to February,
1971 (died after serving 38 years).
David Gambrell, March, 1971 to November, 1972
(appointed by Gov. Jimmy Carter).
Sam A. Nunn, Jr., November, 1972, elected to
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Bowman, Warner Robins, !
and Gladys Fuller, Warner |
Robins. I
Community Relations: |[
Deputy Lee McKenzie.
School Patrol: Pamelaji
Ayer and Doug Baase. (|
Court Baliffs: Ben Tiller, (]
Alton L. Rainey, and|
Frank Sims.
Lewis Scaggs is coroner (
of the county.
Tax assessors are]
Jimmy Rosenberg,*
chairman; Hugh Lawson (
Sr., H. Lee Miller, James]
Willis and Henry Andel. ]
Election Board mem-(
bers are Lee Garrett, ]
chairman; Hugh Beatty, ]
vice-chairman; Milton*
Beckham, Daron L. Lee ]
and Tony Robbins. Mrs. ]
Joan Slad is secretary. *
Ed Wagnon is Civil]
Defense director. *
The judge of the State!
Court in Warner Robins is j
Paul Armitage. The clerk,
of the State Court is Ray I
Bliss and the solicitor is]
Jack Kemp.
Probation officer isl
Virgil Whitaker. Juvenile]
Court Judge is Paul Ar-j
mltage and clerk is Larry *
Snellgrove.
Allen Stone is warden of]
the Correctional Institute*
and Ray Wheelus is clerk. <
David L. Westmoreland]
is the game warden. *
James John Daly Jr. was (
appointed county Public]
Defender by the Georgia,
Criminal Justice Council in*
June.
Filled with significance
are my colors of red, white
and blue into which have
been woven the strength
and courage of American
manhood, the love and
loyalty of American
womanhood.
Stirring are the stories of
my stars and stripes.
I symbolize the soul of
America, typifying her
ideals and aspirations, her
institutions and traditions.
I have faith in the value
of the common man and
believe his possibilities are
infinite.
1 reflect the wealth and
grandeur of this great
Land of Opportunity.
I represent the
Declaration of In
dependence.
I stand for the Con
sfitution of the United
States.
I signify the Law of the
Land.
I tell the achievements
and progress of the
American people in art and
science, culture and
literature, invention and
commerce, transportation
and industry.
I control the strong,
protect the weak, relieve
the suffering, and do all I
can for the betterment of
mankind.
I stand for peace and
County Seat
Known As
Watfsville
The County seat of
Houston County was first
known as Wattsville ■ for
two years only.
Houston County was
founded in 1821 after the
Creek Indians ceded this
land to the state of
Georgia.
In 1823 the Judges of the
Inferior Court of Houston
County, who correspond to
the present county com
missioners, officially
designated Watfsville as
the county site, then
changed the name to Perry
in honor of a Naval hero of
that period Oliver Hazard
Perry.
unexpired term of Senator Russell and for full-term of H
six years.
Few Line of
Succession
William Few, March 4,1789 to March 4,1793.
James Jackson, March 4, 1793 to December, 1795
(resigned to fight Yazoo Fraud in State Legislature).
George Walton, December 18, 1795 to April 12, 1796,
(appointed pending an election).
Josiah Tattnall, April 12, 1796 to March 4, 1799 J t
(elected to succeed James Jackson).
Abraham Baldwin, March 4, 1799 to March 4, 1807 ; |
(died).
George Jones, October 26, 1807 to December 9, 1807
(appointed pending an election).
William H. Crawford, December 9, 1807 to March 23,
1813. (resigned to become MINISTER TO France).
W.B. Bulloch, March 24, 1813 to December 6, 1813 x> |
(appointed pending election).
W.W Bibb, December 6, 1813 to December 12, 1816
(elected but resigned after 3 years).
George M. Troup, elected, December 12, 1816 and
resigned September 28, 1818.
John Forsyth, elected November 23, 1818 and
resigned January 17, 1819.
Freeman Walker elected December 1819 and
resigned August 8, 1821.
Nicholas Ware, December 11, 1821 and died Sep
tember 7, 1824.
Thomas W. Cobb, December 6, 1824 to 1828 when
resigned.
Oliver H. Prince, December 1, 1828 to March 4, 1829.
George M. Troup, March 4, 1829 to March 2, 1833
(resigned).
John P. King, December 31, 1833 to November 1, 1837
(resigned).
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good will among the
nations of the world.
I believe in tolerance.
I stand for a big and
broad patriotism and a
rational nationalism.
I wave exultantly over
the schoolhouse of the
land, for education is the
keystone of the nafiona and
the school-room is my
Citadel.
Facts Abouts Georgia And Houston
Fine arts occupied a
prominent place in the
exhibits of the Houston
County Fair held Oct. 1 and
2, 1879, according to a
report in the Home
i WI HADE IT!
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k I] Our nation was founded on
principles of freedom and
luM * ree enterprise. Let us all
I resolve to uphold those
principles.
I am the badge of the
Nation's greatness and the
emblem of its destiny.
Threaten Me And
Millions Will Spring To My
Protection.
I AM THE AMERICAN
FLAG
(From leaflet published
by National Society
Daughters of The
American Revolution.!
Journal.
Georgia was the last
Confederate state to be re
admitted to the union. This
event took place in July,
1777. this flag in red. white & blue, was made official by
the Continental Congress.
13 Stars To 50
'Old Glory' Represents
Growth Os America
Americans are the only
people who pledge
allegiance to the flag of
their nation and sing their
national anthem in its
honor.
The flag is descended
from militia banners,
regional ensigns and
private standards of pre-
Revolutionary America.
The flag was given first
official status by the
Continental Congress in
thirty words, as follows;
"Resolved that the Flag of
the United States be
thirteen stripes alternate
red and white, that the
union be thirteen stars
white in a blue field
representing a new Con
stellation."
Since that time there
have been many versions
and designs of the flag. In
fact, no other nation has
50-STAR FLAG. ..Our modern National Flag bearing 50
stars was created on July 4, 1960 when Hawaii became the
50th state.
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1870.
Georgia has three
Federal Judicial Circuits;
Northern, Middle, and
Southern.
ever adopted its national
flag as a favorite folk art
form as has America. The
admission of each new
state to the union inspired
creative flag makers.
A new star has been
added to the flag with the
admission of each new
state to the union of the
original thirteen states, the
former colonies. There are
now fifty stars in the
United States Flag, which
we salute as we pledge
allegiance to the Republic
for which it stands.
A banner with 50 stars
became the official flag of
the United States on July 4,
1960 by an executive order
of President Eisenhower.
Long may "Old Glory"
wave over the land of the
free and the home of the
brave!
The population of
Houston County in 1829,
eight years after it was
established, was 1,773,
according to Sherwood's
Georgia Gazeteer.