James Beverly Langford (April 11, 1922 – April 14, 1996) was an American lawyer and politician.
Biography
Langford was born in
Calhoun, Georgia
Calhoun is a city in Gordon County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,949. Calhoun is the county seat of Gordon County.
History
In December 1827, Georgia had already claimed the Cherokee lands that be ...
and graduated from
Calhoun High School. He served in the
United States Army
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during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. He received his law degree from the
University of Georgia School of Law in 1947. He practiced law in Calhoun, Georgia and was also involved in the banking business. Langford also raised cattle. He served on the local school board. Langford served in the
Georgia Senate
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Legal provisions
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from 1973 to 1980 and was a
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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. He then served in the
Georgia House of Representatives
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from 1987 to 1992. Langford helped
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
with his Georgia gubernatorial campaigns in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
and
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
. He served on the Georgia State Transportation Board from 1993 until his death in 1996. Langford died at Blaircliff Haven Nursing Home in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
.
Family
His wife was Edna Snyder Langford and their grandson was
Jason Carter who also served in the
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
. Jason Carter's parents were his father
Jack Carter, the son of President Jimmy Carter and
Rosalynn Carter and Judy Langford Carter, the daughter of James Beverly and Edna Langford.
['Edna Langford, daughter Judy was married to Jimmy Carter's son,' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Georgia), Jennifer Brett, June 3, 2007]
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1922 births
1996 deaths
People from Calhoun, Georgia
Military personnel from Georgia (U.S. state)
University of Georgia School of Law alumni
Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
Farmers from Georgia (U.S. state)
School board members in Georgia (U.S. state)
Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Jimmy Carter
United States Army personnel of World War II
Calhoun High School alumni
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