Английская Википедия:Ben J. Tarbutton
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates
Benjamin James Tarbutton (May 14, 1885 – September 19, 1962), was a businessman and politician in Georgia.
Early life
Benjamin James Tarbutton was born on May 14, 1885, in Sandersville, Georgia.[1][2] He graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, in 1905.[2] He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[2]
Career
After working in his father's mercantile business, he purchased the Sandersville Railroad in 1916, and was the president and director of the Central of Georgia Railroad from 1951 to 1954.[2] He was involved in starting the kaolin mining industry to Sandersville.[2] He was mayor of Sandersville from 1948 to 1952, a member Georgia State Senate from 1947 to 1949 and of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953, and a member of the Georgia delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 1952 and 1956.[2][3][4]
Personal life
Tarbutton married Rosa Moore McMaster of Waynesboro, Georgia, on November 22, 1928. They had two children, Ben and Hugh.[2]
Death
Tarbutton died on September 19, 1962, in Sandersville. He was buried at the Old City Cemetery in Sandersville.[2]
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Legacy: The Tarbutton Family, Emory Magazine, Spring 2000.
- ↑ Шаблон:Citation.
- Английская Википедия
- 1885 births
- 1962 deaths
- Emory University alumni
- Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
- People from Sandersville, Georgia
- 20th-century American legislators
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
