HOWELL COBB was born in Cherry Hill, Georgia, on September 7, 1815. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1834, studied law, and was admitted to the bar two…

HERSCHEL VESPARIAN JOHNSON, Georgia's 26th Governor, was born in Burke County, Georgia, on September 18, 1812. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1834, studied law, was admitted to…

JOSEPH EMERSON BROWN, father of Georgia Governor Joseph Mackey Brown (1909-1911; 1912-1913), was the only Georgia governor to serve four consecutive terms. He was born in Pickens District, South Carolina,…

JAMES JOHNSON, Georgia's 28th Governor, was born in Robinson County, North Carolina, on February 12, 1811. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1832, studied law, was admitted to…

CHARLES JONES JENKINS was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on January 6, 1805. He attended the University of Georgia for two years, and graduated from New York's Union College in…

THOMAS HOWARD RUGER, Georgia's 30th Governor, was born in Lima, New York, on April 2, 1833. In 1854 he graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and then…

RUFUS BROWN BULLOCK, Georgia's 31st Governor, was born in Bethlehem, New York, on March 28, 1834. In 1850 he graduated from the Albion Academy and then entered into a career…

BENJAMIN F. CONLEY, Georgia's 32nd Governor, was born in Newark, New Jersey, on March 1, 1815. After moving to Augusta, Georgia, at the age of 15, Conley worked his way…

JAMES MILTON SMITH, Georgia's 33rd Governor, was born in Twiggs County, Georgia, on October 24, 1823. He studied law and established a legal career in Columbus, Georgia. During the Civil…

ALFRED HOLT COLQUITT, son of a Georgia representative and senator, was born in Walton County, Georgia, on April 20, 1824. He graduated from Princeton University in 1844, studied law, was…

Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Georgia's thirty-fifth governor, was born near Crawfordville, Georgia, on February 11, 1812. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1832, studied law, was admitted to the…

JAMES S. BOYNTON, Georgia's 36th governor, was born in Henry County, Georgia, on May 7, 1833.  He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1852, and established a legal…