Walter F. George

Walter F. George (HM12FB)

Location: Preston, GA 31824 Webster County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 3.963', W 84° 32.217'

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1878-1957

Walter F. George was born 1.5 miles north in a sharecropper's cabin. George was a teacher near Preston, then a lawyer and judge. From the Georgia Supreme Court he ran for the unexpired term of Senator Thomas E. Watson in 1922. George served 34 years in the U.S. Senate and was member of 12 committees and chaired five. He chaired the Senate Finance Committee and guided legislation to finance W.W. II. As chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee he pushed for lend-lease legislation that kept U.S. allies strong in W.W. II

One of Senator George's toughest re-election campaigns was in 1938. He had opposed some of President Roosevelt's New Deal policies and F.D.R. strongly supported his opponent Lawrence Camp. George defeated both Camp and Eugene Talmadge.

Senator George never forgot his rural roots and supported rural legislation such as REA and TV/A. Throughout his career he returned to Preston and delivered speeches at the courthouse. Senator George was appointed as special ambassador to NATO by President Eisenhower after retiring from the senate in 1956
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HM NumberHM12FB
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number152-5
Year Placed1983
Placed ByGeorgia Department of Natural Resources
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Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 9:35am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 732512 N 3550411
Decimal Degrees32.06605000, -84.53695000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 3.963', W 84° 32.217'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 3' 57.78" N, 84° 32' 13.02" W
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Area Code(s)229
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6323 Hamilton St, Preston GA 31824, US
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