A Representative from Georgia. Born in Nashville, Berrien County, Ga. , November 30, 1940. Attended the Nashville public schools. Attended South Georgia College in Douglas, Ga. News director, WALB-TV, Albany, Ga. , 1964-1970. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1981). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 1980. Private advocate. Died on April 17, 2017, in Tifton, Ga.
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