Related Research Articles
Muscogee County is a county located on the central western border of the U.S. state of Georgia named after the Muscogee that originally inhabited the land with its western border with the state of Alabama that is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,922. Its county seat and only city is Columbus, with which it has been a consolidated city-county since the beginning of 1971.
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970; the original merger excluded Bibb City, which joined in 2000 after dissolving its own city charter.
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd Governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, 1980, after rejecting past offers of candidacies for Senate and Governor. She was the first woman elected to this office and the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state without having been the spouse or widow of a former governor. She resigned as governor due to her battle with ovarian cancer.
Robert Stephen Poydasheff was an American attorney and politician who served one term as mayor of Columbus, Georgia, from 2003 to 2007. A retired military officer, he served in the United States Army for twenty-four years, retiring at the rank of colonel.
WLTZ is a television station in Columbus, Georgia, United States, affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting, which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Gray Television, owner of ABC affiliate WTVM, for the provision of certain services. Gray also operates Fox affiliate WXTX under a separate SSA with owner American Spirit Media. WLTZ's studios and transmitter are located on NBC 38 Drive off Buena Vista Road on the east side of the city. Master control and most internal operations are based at WTVM and WXTX's shared studios on Wynnton Road in the Dinglewood section of Columbus.
Jack Thomas Brinkley was an American politician, educator and lawyer. He served as a Democratic member for the 3rd district of Georgia of the United States House of Representatives.
Hardaway High School is located in Columbus, Georgia, United States, in the Muscogee County School District. It is one of 221 schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and International Baccalaureate Career-related Certificate.
William Henry Spencer High School, is at 1000 Fort Benning Road in Columbus, Georgia, United States. The school colors are green and gold. The school mascot is the Owl, representing wisdom. The school also defines itself as "The Greenwave."
Calvin Smyre is an American politician who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Elected in 1974, he was the longest-serving member of the Georgia Legislature. In May 2022, his nomination to serve as the United States ambassador to the Dominican Republic was withdrawn and he was instead nominated to serve as the United States ambassador to the Bahamas.
Teresa Pike Tomlinson is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected and served as the 69th Mayor of Columbus, Georgia, in 2010. On January 3, 2011, she was sworn in as the city's first female mayor.
Benjamin Edward Johnson was an American businessman, broadcaster and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He resided in Columbus in Muscogee County, where he was the first elected mayor of that city, from 1965-1968.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Columbus, Georgia, US.
Thomas Hency Brewer, Sr. (1894–1956) was an African-American physician, born on November 19, 1894, in Saco, Alabama, who was instrumental in the civil rights movement in Columbus, Georgia during the early- to mid-twentieth century, before he was assassinated in 1956.
Theodore Joseph Land was an American businessman and politician.
Richard H. Smith was an American politician. A Republican, he represented District 134 in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2005 until his death in 2024.
Ella Jean Hill Chaudhuri was an American community leader, activist, and author. She was a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, executive director of the Tucson Indian Center, and director of the Traditional Indian Alliance. She was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame posthumously, in 2013.
Gary C. Cason is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 96th district of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Leonard R. Meadows was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 91st district of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Earl T. Davis is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Arthur Perry Gordy Jr. was an American businessman and politician from Georgia. He served served in the Georgia State Senate as a Republican from 1963 to 1967. He is notable for being the first Republican elected from Muscogee in the history of the state.
References
- 1 2 "I. Lawrence Shields". The Columbus Ledger . July 14, 1946. p. 25. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Shields". The Columbus Ledger . October 10, 1976. p. A2. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "Miss Meadows Weds Mr. Lawrence Shields". The Macon Telegraph and News. September 14, 1930. p. 5. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "I. Lawrence Shields Funeral is Monday". The Columbus Ledger . October 10, 1976. p. A1. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
