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BRINKLEY, Jack Thomas (1930-2019)

Democrat of Georgia

3rd congressional district

Served in House 1967-1983

Total roll-call votes cast: 7,244

Biography

A Representative from Georgia; born in Faceville, Decatur County, Ga., December 22, 1930; attended the public schools of Faceville, Ga.; graduated from Young Harris College in 1949; taught school, 1949-1951; was a pilot in the United States Air Force, 1951-1956; graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1959; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Columbus, Ga., in 1959; elected to the State house of representatives in 1965-1966; elected as a Democrat to the Ninetieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; died on January 23, 2019, in Columbus, Ga.; interment at the Oswichee Baptist Church and Alexandria Methodist Church Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ala.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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