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1693:1929 births
1502:(2013–2019)
1490:(2011–2013)
1488:Mike Berlon
1484:(2007–2010)
1478:(2004–2007)
1472:(2001–2004)
1466:(1998–2001)
1460:(1994–1998)
1454:(1990–1994)
1448:(1986–1990)
1442:(1982–1986)
1434:Al Holloway
1430:(1974–1982)
1424:(1972–1974)
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1412:(1966–1970)
1406:(1962–1966)
1404:J. B. Fuqua
1400:(1954–1960)
1394:(1948–1954)
1388:(1943–1946)
1362:Hugh Howell
1346:(1920–1921)
1340:(1916–1920)
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1322:(1912–1913)
1316:(1910–1912)
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1304:(1908–1909)
1298:(1906–1908)
1292:(1904–1906)
1286:(1902–1904)
1284:E. T. Brown
1280:(1898–1900)
1274:(1894–1898)
1268:(1892–1894)
1262:(1890–1892)
1069:W. Colquitt
939:A. Colquitt
728:U.S. Senate
665:January 27,
522:, Governor
503:ABA Journal
294:May 6, 2021
235:Preceded by
192:Preceded by
1687:Categories
1533:Al Burruss
1476:Bobby Kahn
1440:Bert Lance
1410:James Gray
1266:Allen Fort
1254:Hoke Smith
595:References
548:Bert Lance
398:Allegiance
378:Alma mater
309:Democratic
277:1929-12-20
99:March 2009
69:newspapers
1482:Jane Kidd
1159:Z. Miller
1154:Coverdell
1144:Mattingly
994:Chambliss
919:H. Miller
229:1970–1971
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1139:Talmadge
1064:Cuthbert
1039:Milledge
979:Gambrell
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909:Charlton
844:Crawford
829:Tattnall
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536:Governor
532:Sam Nunn
482:reserves
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369:Children
209:Sam Nunn
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1358:1930–32
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1244:(1883–)
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1164:Isakson
1114:Terrell
1089:J. Hill
1084:Iverson
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1059:Forsyth
1054:Berrien
1049:Elliott
1034:Jackson
1022:Class 3
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929:B. Hill
924:Norwood
904:Berrien
899:Lumpkin
864:Forsyth
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834:Baldwin
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807:Class 2
690:May 10,
616:May 10,
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162:Georgia
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1094:Gordon
1079:Dawson
1004:Ossoff
999:Perdue
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1044:Tait
1029:Gunn
984:Nunn
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894:King
879:Cobb
874:Ware
854:Bibb
692:2021
667:2016
639:ISBN
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