Hugh Marion Gillis (September 6, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an American politician.

Hugh M. Gillis
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 14, 1963 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byJ. Floyd Harrington
Succeeded byRoss Tolleson
President pro tempore of the
Georgia State Senate
In office
January 13, 1969 – January 1975
Preceded byJulian Webb
Succeeded byAl Holloway
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959
Preceded byHerschel Lovett
Succeeded byHenry C. Edenfield
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from Treutlen County
In office
January 10, 1949 – January 14, 1957
Preceded byI. Howell Hall
Succeeded byJ. Wyman Fowler
In office
January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945
Preceded byJames Fowler
Succeeded byI. Howell Hall
Personal details
Born
Hugh Marion Gillis

(1918-09-06)September 6, 1918
Soperton, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 94)
Vidalia, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLaura Jean Gillis
RelationsJim L. Gillis Jr. (brother)
Jim L. Gillis Sr. (father)
Neil L. Gillis (grandfather)
Alma materUniversity of Georgia (BS, 1939)

Early life and education

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Born in Soperton, Georgia, Gillis was a farmer and timber grower. He graduated from Soperton High School and then from University of Georgia with a degree in agriculture in 1939.[1]

Political career

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Gillis served as a Democrat in the Georgia House of Representatives for twelve years and then the Georgia State Senate from 1962 to 2004 before retiring;[2] when he retired, Gillis was the longest-serving member of the Georgia General Assembly.[1] He died in Vidalia, Georgia on January 1, 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b New Georgia Encyclopedia, Hugh Gillis
  2. ^ "Members Of The General Assembly Of Georgia - Term 1965-1966". State of Georgia. February 1965. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Obituary Archived 2013-02-19 at archive.today