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James MacKay (Georgia Politician)
James Armstrong Mackay (June 25, 1919 – July 2, 2004) was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. MacKay was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1964, representing the 4th district as a Democrat. He served a single term, losing his re-election bid in 1966. He died on July 2, 2004, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Early life and education Mackay was born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Alabama on June 25, 1919. He graduated with an A.B. degree from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., in 1940, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. Mackay attended Duke University from 1940 to 1941. After active duty, he then returned to Emory where he was president of the student body and received an LL.B. in 1947. Military service During World War II, he served as a Coast Guard Reserve officer on the USS ''Menges'', a destroyer escort in the Mediterranean, in 1944, and earned a Bronze Star Medal for rescuing men when his ship was torpedoed. Service in U. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia's 4th Congressional District
Georgia's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Hank Johnson, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps . Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed 2011-12-27 The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections. The newly drawn district retains its majority |
Medicare (United States)
Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with End Stage Renal Disease Program, end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). It started in 1965 under the Social Security Administration and is now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare is divided into four parts: A, B, C and D. Part A covers hospital, skilled nursing, and hospice services. Part B covers outpatient services. Part D covers self-administered prescription drugs. Part C is an alternative that allows patients to choose private plans with different benefit structures that provide the same services as Parts A and B, usually with additional benefits. In 2022, Medicare provided health insurance for 65.0 million individuals—more than 57 million people aged 65 and older and about 8 million younger people. According to annual Medicare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Howard
Pierre DuVinage Howard, Jr. (born February 3, 1943) is an American politician. He served as the ninth Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Background Howard was born into a political family, the son of Pierre DuVinage Howard (1912-1976) and Caroline Ridley Howard (1913-2013). His great-grandfather, Thomas Coke Howard, was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. His grandfather, William S. Howard served in the Georgia House, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. Howard attended the University of Georgia, where he was captain of the tennis team and president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and went on to receive a law degree from the University of Georgia. In 1974, Howard married Nancy Barnes. They have two children, Christopher and Caroline. State Senate Howard entered politics in 1972. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate, representing DeKalb County's 42nd district. He was subsequently re-elected eight times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hugh McWhorter
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bell (Georgia Judge)
Richard Bell (July 5, 1920 – November 28, 2005)Kay Powell, "Richard Bell, retired state justice, ex-DA", ''The Atlanta Constitution'' (December 1, 2005), p. 1. was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1982 to 1992.Mark Curriden, "Ga. high court's Justice Bell to retire", ''The Atlanta Constitution'' (December 16, 1992), p. 32. Bell received his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1949, and in 1950 was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He served as district attorney of DeKalb County, Georgia, from 1956 to 1976, and was elected as a judge of the Georgia Superior Court in 1980. In 1982, he was elected as a justice of the state supreme court, succeeding Robert H. Jordan, and served until his retirement from the court on December 15, 1992, citing his age and desire to enjoy family and retirement. At the time of his retirement, he was the only member of the court who had initially joined the court by election rather than appointment. In August 1954, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia House Of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republican Party (United States), Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. The current House Speaker is Jon G. Burns. History The Georgia House of Representatives was created in during the American Revolution, making it older than the U.S. Congress. During its existence, its meeting place has moved multiple times, from Savannah, Georgia, Savannah to Augusta, Georgia, Augusta, to Louisville, Georgia, Louisville, to Milledgeville, Georgia, Milledgeville and finally to Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta in 1868.The Capitalization of Georgia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John J
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Fawn, Georgia
Rising Fawn is an unincorporated community in the southern part of Dade County, Georgia, United States. It is the location of Cloudland Canyon State Park. History Rising Fawn was named after the child of a Cherokee Indian chieftain. The custom was to name the child after the first thing seen. On the following dawn, the chief saw a fawn rise from its bed and thought that he hadn't seen anything more beautiful. He then named his child Rising Fawn. Geography Rising Fawn is located in the northwestern part of Georgia, very close to the Alabama state line. Interstate 59 runs from southwest to northeast to the west of the community, leading northeast to Chattanooga, Tennessee (via I-59 to I-24), and southwest to Birmingham, Alabama. U.S. Route 11 also runs through the community, leading north to Trenton, the county seat of Dade County, and southwest to Hammondville, Alabama. Demographics Rising Fawn is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
Lookout Mountain is a town in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2020 census. Bordering its sister city of Lookout Mountain, Georgia to the south, Lookout Mountain is part of the Chattanooga, TN– GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Lookout Mountain is located at (34.996442, -85.350810). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), all of it land. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,058 people, 737 households, and 557 families residing in the town. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 2,000 people, 791 households, and 586 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 836 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.90% White, 2.10% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur, Georgia
Decatur () is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple ZIP Codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear Decatur as the address. The city is served by three Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, MARTA rail stations (Decatur station, Decatur, East Lake station, East Lake, and Avondale station (MARTA), Avondale). The city is located approximately northeast of Downtown Atlanta and shares its western border with both the city of Atlanta (the Kirkwood and Lake Claire neighborhoods) and unincorporated DeKalb County. The Druid Hills, Georgia, Druid Hills neighborhood is to the northwest of Decatur. History Early history Prior to European settlement, the Decatur area was largely forested (a remnant of old-growth forest near Decatur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 United States House Of Representatives Elections
The 1966 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 1966, to elect members to serve in the 90th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President of the United States, President Lyndon B. Johnson's second term. As the Vietnam War continued to escalate and race riots exploded in cities across the country, Johnson's popularity had fallen, and the opposition United States Republican Party, Republican Party was able to gain a net of 47 seats from Johnson's History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, which nonetheless maintained a clear majority in the House. This was also the first election that occurred after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became law, the first time since 1870–71 United States House of Representatives elections, 1870 that a Republican won a House seat in Arkansas, and the first since 1876 that the party did so in South Carolina (after the same in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
90th United States Congress
The 90th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1969, during the last two years of President of the United States, President Lyndon B. Johnson's second Presidency of Lyndon Johnson, term in office. The apportionment of seats in this United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives was based on the 1960 United States census. Both chambers had a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic majority; however, the Democrats lost seats in both the Senate and the House, which cost them both their 2/3rds supermajority in the Senate and their supermajority status in the House. Along with President Johnson, the Democrats maintained an overall federal government government trifecta#United States, trifecta. Major events * January 27, 1967: Cold War: The Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
