U.S. Senator. He attended Georgia State University and graduated from the University of Missouri 1961. Enlisting in the US Army, he served as a Captain at stations in Okinawa, Taiwan, and Korea, (1962-64). After his discharge, he was a businessman, a member of the Georgia State Senate (1971-89), minority leader (1974-89), chairman of the southern steering committee for the George Bush presidential campaign in 1988 and director of the US Peace Corps, (1989-91). In 1992, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving until his death due to cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 61.
U.S. Senator. He attended Georgia State University and graduated from the University of Missouri 1961. Enlisting in the US Army, he served as a Captain at stations in Okinawa, Taiwan, and Korea, (1962-64). After his discharge, he was a businessman, a member of the Georgia State Senate (1971-89), minority leader (1974-89), chairman of the southern steering committee for the George Bush presidential campaign in 1988 and director of the US Peace Corps, (1989-91). In 1992, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, serving until his death due to cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 61.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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