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Benjamin TALIAFERRO, Congress, GA (1750-1821)

TALIAFERRO, Benjamin, a Representative from Georgia; born in Virginia in 1750; completed preparatory studies; served in the Revolutionary War as a lieutenant in the rifle corps commanded by…

John Randall WALKER, Congress, GA (1874-1942)

WALKER, John Randall, a Representative from Georgia; born near Blackshear, Pierce County, Ga., February 23, 1874; graduated from Jasper Normal College, Jasper, Fla., 1895; graduated from the…

William HOUSTOUN, Congress, GA (1755-1813)

HOUSTOUN, William, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., in 1755; completed preparatory studies and attended higher schools in England; studied law; was admitted to the Inner Temple…

Abraham BALDWIN, Congress, GA (1754-1807)

Senate Years of Service: 1799-1807Party: Democratic RepublicanBALDWIN, Abraham, (half-brother of Henry Baldwin of Pennsylvania), a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Georgia; born…

John Brown GORDON, Congress, GA (1832-1904)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1880; 1891-1897Party: Democrat; DemocratGORDON, John Brown, a Senator from Georgia; born in Upson County, Ga., February 6, 1832; attended private schools and the…

Thomas Butler KING, Congress, GA (1800-1864)

KING, Thomas Butler, (brother of Henry King and father of John Floyd King), a Representative from Georgia; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., August 27, 1800; received private instructions…

College Park

(Encyclopedia) College Park. 1 City (2020 pop. 15,053), Clayton and Fulton counties, NW Ga., a residential suburb of Atlanta; inc. 1891. Georgia…