Biography
(Great-great-nephew of Alexander Hamilton Stephens), a Representative from Georgia. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. , August 14, 1913. Graduated from Boys High School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1931. A. B. , University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. , 1935. M. A. , University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. , 1937. LL. B. , University of Georgia Law School, Athens, Ga. , 1941. Attended the University of Hamburg, Germany, 1935-1936. United States Army, 1941-1946. Faculty, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Legal staff of Mr. Justice Jackson at the Nuremberg trials of major Nazi war criminals. Lawyer, private practice. City attorney of Athens, Ga. , 1947-1950. Member of the Georgia state senate, 1951-1953. Member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 1953-1959. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-seventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1961-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976. Died on February 20, 2003, in Athens, Ga. Interment in Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Ga.
