Griffin Bell (1918 - 2009) - Find A Grave Memorial

Actions

Griffin Bell

Birth:	Oct. 31, 1918 Americus Sumter County Georgia, USA
Death:	Jan. 5, 2009 Atlanta DeKalb County Georgia, USA
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as Attorney General of the United States in the administration of President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he attended Mercer University Law School where he received a degree and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1947. In 1961 he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as Judge of the Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and served in that capacity for fourteen years. He authored the books "Taking Care of the Law" and "Footnotes to History: A Primer on the American Political Character". (bio by: C.S.) Cause of death: pancreatic cancer Search Amazon for Griffin Bell

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery Americus Sumter County Georgia, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: C.S. Record added: Jan 05, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 32645549