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• Browne, William Montague    b. July 7, 1823  d. April 28, 1883
  Civil War, CSA Brigadier General. He was born in City Mayo, Ireland, and was the son of the Right Honorable D. Geoffrey Browne, Member of Parliament. He was educated at Rugby and at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He served in the Crimean War, then joined the British diplomatic service before moving to New York City in 1851 to become political editor of the Journal of Commerce. At the request of President James Buchanan, he moved to Washington D.C., in 1857 to become editor-in-chief of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
  Plot: West Hill Lot 65
  GPS coordinates: 33.5695381, -83.2223892 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Butts Jr., James "Wally"   b. February 7, 1905  d. December 17, 1973
  College Football Coach. He coached the University of Georgia football team from 1939 to 1960, leading the Bulldogs to four Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship titles, one undefeated season, and eight bowl games. He was known as a big advocate of the passing game, and brought it to the forefront of Southern college play. He resigned as head coach 1961, with career record of 140-86-9 and remained on as Athletic Director until retiring in 1963. He was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Carlton, Henry Hull    b. May 12, 1835  d. October 26, 1905
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1891. Also served as a member of the Georgia State Legislature and as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Georgia in 1876. (Bio by: K)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Clayton, Augustin Smith   b. November 27, 1783  d. June 21, 1839
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives At-Large, serving from 1832 to 1835. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1810, State Court Judge in 1819, and Member of the Georgia State Senate in 1826. (Bio by: K)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Cobb, Howell    b. September 7, 1815  d. October 9, 1868
  Congressman, Speaker of the House, Governor, Secretary of the Treasury, Civil War Confederate Major General. He was born in Jefferson City, Georgia, but as a child, his family moved to Athens, Georgia. (Including brother Thomas Reade Roots Cobb, a future lawyer and Confederate Brigadier General.) He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1834. He was admitted to the bar in 1836. He served as a congressman from 1843 to 1851. During this time he was Speaker of the House from 1849 to 1851. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Cobb, Gen. Thomas Reade Rootes    b. April 14, 1823  d. December 13, 1862
  Lawyer, Confederate Politician, Confederate Brigadier General. He was born in Jefferson City, Georgia, but as a child, his family moved to Athens, Georgia. (Including brother Howell Cobb, a future Congressman, Speaker of the House, Governor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Civil War Confederate Major General.) He was admitted to the bar having graduated from the University of Georgia 1st in his class. He was assistant secretary to the state senate during the late 1840s. From 1849 to 1857 he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Epps, Ben T.    b. February 20, 1888  d. October 16, 1937
  Aviation Pioneer. A native of Oconee County, Georgia, this mechanic became a self-taught aviator, aircraft designer and airplane builder. Known as “Georgia’s first aviator” he built the Epps Monoplane in 1907, followed by five new designs. The 1924 model of his Epps Monoplane weighed less than four hundred pounds, had a twenty-five feet wingspan and was powered by two motorcycle engines. It got twenty-five miles to the gallon and traveled at speeds of up to sixty miles per hour. In 1917 he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Harris, Sampson Willis  b. February 23, 1809  d. April 1, 1857
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama's 3rd and 7th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1847 to 1857. Also served as a Member of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1834 and 1844. (Bio by: K)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Hartman, William C.   b. March 17, 1915  d. March 16, 2006
  Professional Football Player. He was a former player for the Washington Redskins and a standout collegiate football player for the University of Georgia Bulldogs. He earned All-Southeastern and All-American honors while attending the university from 1937 to 1939 as a fullback and linebacker. He served as an assistant coach at Georgia beginning in 1939, developing several top National Football League kickers and punters including: John Kasay, Bucky Dilts, Kevin Butler and Todd Peterson. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Lamar, William Bailey    b. June 12, 1853  d. September 26, 1928
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Florida's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 to 1909. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1883, Member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1887, and Florida State Attorney General in 1889. (Bio by: K)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Long, Crawford Williamson   b. November 1, 1815  d. June 19, 1878
  Medical Pioneer. On March 30, 1842, he became the first physician to use ether as an anesthetic during an operation. (Bio by: William Barritt)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Lumpkin, Wilson    b. January 14, 1783  d. December 28, 1870
  Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1808. Member of Georgia state senate, 1812. US Representative from Georgia, 1815-17, 1827-31. Governor of Georgia, 1831-35. US Senator from Georgia, 1837-41. Lumpkin County, Georgia is named for him.
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
  Plot: West Hill Lot 181
  GPS coordinates: 33.5693703, -83.2224503 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Rucker Jr., Tinsley White    b. March 24, 1848  d. November 18, 1926
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving in 1917. (Bio by: K)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Rusk, Dean    b. February 9, 1909  d. December 20, 1994
  Secretary of state from 1961-69, under presidents JFK and LBJ. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969.
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
  Plot: Section J Lot Se 1/4 13
  GPS coordinates: 33.5674400, -83.2179184 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Smith, Martin Luther    b. September 9, 1819  d. July 29, 1866
  Civil War Confederate Major General. He graduated from West Point in 1842 and was commissioned an officer in the south topographical engineers. In April 1861, he resigned from the Union to join the Confederate Army and was assigned chief engineer of New Orleans, under General David Twiggs. Promoted Brigadier General, he then went to Vicksburg where designed the city's defenses and was made Major General in November 1862. In July 1863, when the city of Vicksburg fell, he was captured and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Stanton, Lucy May   b. May 22, 1875  d. March 19, 1931
  Artist. Best remembered for her broadly painted miniature watercolor portraits. She was a proficient painter of large scale figurative works, still-lifes, and landscapes. Best known for her oil portrait of General Howell Cobb, which today can be seen in Congressional Hall. (Bio by: Laurie)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Stephens, Robert Grier   b. August 14, 1913  d. February 20, 2003
  US Congressman. Elected to represent the 10th district of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives serving from 1961 to 1977. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Tribble, Samuel Joelah    b. November 15, 1869  d. December 8, 1916
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1911 until his death in 1916. (Bio by: K)
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   
• Wilson, Ricky Helton    b. March 19, 1953  d. October 12, 1985
  Musician. Founding member of the B-52s rock band.
  Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
   

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