Hugh Marion Gillis (September 6, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an American politician.
Hugh M. Gillis | |
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Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 20th district | |
In office January 14, 1963 – January 10, 2005 | |
Preceded by | J. Floyd Harrington |
Succeeded by | Ross Tolleson |
President pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate | |
In office January 13, 1969 – January 1975 | |
Preceded by | Julian Webb |
Succeeded by | Al Holloway |
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 16th district | |
In office January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959 | |
Preceded by | Herschel Lovett |
Succeeded by | Henry C. Edenfield |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from Treutlen County | |
In office January 10, 1949 – January 14, 1957 | |
Preceded by | I. Howell Hall |
Succeeded by | J. Wyman Fowler |
In office January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945 | |
Preceded by | James Fowler |
Succeeded by | I. Howell Hall |
Personal details | |
Born | Hugh Marion Gillis September 6, 1918 Soperton, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | January 1, 2013 Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Laura Jean Gillis |
Relations | Jim L. Gillis Jr. (brother) Jim L. Gillis Sr. (father) Neil L. Gillis (grandfather) |
Alma mater | University of Georgia (BS, 1939) |
Early life and education
editBorn 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
editGillis 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
edit- ^ a b New Georgia Encyclopedia, Hugh Gillis
- ^ "Members Of The General Assembly Of Georgia - Term 1965-1966". State of Georgia. February 1965. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Obituary Archived 2013-02-19 at archive.today