Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-25
SENATORIAL HISTORY
IN EMPIRE STATE.

THE ROME Tribune Herald gives the following interesting
history United States Senators who have served
Georgia:
The State of Georgia has had many able representatives in
the United States Senate Prior to the civil such men
James Jackson John Forsyth John Mcpherson, Been and
Robert Toombs gave to Georgia leading place among the
of the Union what generally conceded to be the
august deiberative body or earth.
Right after the civil war Alexander H. Stephens elect
ed Senator by the Georgia legislature but permitted by
the federal government to take his seat Dr. H. " NJ Miller
former citizen of Rome also elected to that body and
served weeks, but granted back pay the of
$4,000 John B. Gordon resident of the extreme north
of the State Dr. Miller and the present
William Harris are the only United States Senators furnished
the state by northwest Georgia Joseph T. Brown and Howell
Cobb hailed from north Georgia. the former coming from Can
and the latter from Athens.
The first Senators seated and serving their after
days Thomas NJ Norwood of Savannah
and Joshua Hill of South Georgia. Mr. Norwood was
ceeded by Benjamin H. HILL the greatest of all our Senators
who lived Atlanta the time of his election but who
originally from Hancock county, in middle Georgia.
oseph F. Brown the colleague Of Senator Hill and
served very ably for He succeeded John B. Gordon
who resigned from the Senate and Governor Coqu appoint
ed Mr. Brown his his caused political stir in
Georgia the like of which has been seldom political
trade charged but did affect the reelection of Gov
ernor Colquitt to the Senate afterwards.
Brown and Colqu served throughout the Eighties and part
the Nnees When Senator Brown et ed he was succeeded
by General Gordon who again elected for full term by
tie legislature. When Senator Coquitt retired he was sue
ceeded by A. O. Bacon of Macon On the retirement of
General Gordon, he succeeded by Alexander Stephens
tCay of the county of Cobb who for two terms and n
I'll his death the fall of 1910 Messrs Bacon and Claw srv
ed for long time together and close friends Senator
Clay succeeded by Joseph NJ Terrell who served the
fall of 1910 until the fall of 10 when he succeeded by
oke Smith who had been elected by the legislature in the
and served the balance Senator Cays
term Along in the Nnees, Hon Patrick Walsh apponed
by the then fill an ad interim months
He from Augusta and had been long prominent in that
section.
On the death of Senator Bacon in the early spring of
1914, Mr.. West of Vadosa was appointed by Governor
Saon to until the election In the Senatorial primary
Of tie spring of 9I4 there three candidates. Governor
Saton Congressman Thomas w. Hardwicl and Thomas S.
Fielder OF Macon Governor Saon received twenty thousand
more votes in the primary than Mr. Hardwick who second
but at the Macon convention in the of 9 the
nation went to Mr. Hardwck, who served until March 1919
having been defeated for reelection by William Harris of
the county of Polk, in the of 1918.
In the summer of 1920, Hoke Smith was defeated by
thomas Watson who served until his death last September
The next Senator will be Walter F. George who has lust been
nominated in Democratic primary and will be elected No
vember He will be the of Congress-
lie will serve out the balance of Mr. Watsons until
March 4, 1927.