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Brooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia,on its southern border with Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 16,301. The county seat is Quitman. The county was created in 1858 from portions of Lowndes and Thomas counties by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and was named for pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks,after he severely beat abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner with a cane for delivering a speech attacking slavery.
Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County,Georgia,United States. The population was 18,881 in 2020.
Thomas Edward Watson was an American Populist and white supremacist politician,attorney,newspaper editor,and writer from Georgia. In the 1890s Watson championed poor farmers as a leader of the Populist Party,articulating an agrarian political viewpoint while attacking business,bankers,railroads,Democratic President Grover Cleveland,and the Democratic Party. He was the nominee for vice president with Democrat William Jennings Bryan in 1896 on the Populist ticket.
The State of Georgia Building is a 44-story,566 feet (173 m) skyscraper located in downtown Atlanta,Georgia,U.S. Built in 1966,the building was the tallest building in the Southeast at the time. It was Atlanta's tallest until 1976,when the Westin Peachtree Plaza surpassed it. It was built on the site of the Peachtree Arcade,A. Ten Eyck Brown's 1917 covered shopping arcade which connected Peachtree and Broad streets. 2 Peachtree Street was originally constructed as the new headquarters building for First National Bank of Atlanta,also known as First Atlanta,replacing its older (1905) headquarters building next door. It was designed by a partnership of Atlanta architectural firm FABRAP and New York firm Emery Roth &Sons. First Atlanta was acquired by the holding company for Wachovia Bank in 1985,but continued to operate under its own charter until 1991. In 1991,under new liberalized banking laws,First Atlanta was merged into the charter of Wachovia Bank of Georgia. Shortly thereafter,Wachovia moved its Georgia offices to 191 Peachtree and 2 Peachtree Street was acquired by the state of Georgia for government offices.
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Thomas Ulick Sadleir was an Irish genealogist and heraldic expert. He was successively registrar of the Order of St Patrick,Deputy Ulster King of Arms and Acting Ulster King of Arms.
Edward Lloyd Thomas was a Confederate brigadier general of infantry during the American Civil War from the state of Georgia. He was colonel of the 35th Georgia Infantry Regiment,assigned to Joseph R. Anderson's brigade,which became part of A.P. Hill's famed "Light Division". When Anderson left to take control of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond,Thomas was promoted to brigadier general to command the brigade. He retained this position for the rest of the war and was present at all of the major battles of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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Demaryius Antwon Thomas was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons,primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets,earning third-team All-American honors in 2009. He was selected by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. With Denver,Thomas made five Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl 50 against the Carolina Panthers. He also played for the Houston Texans,New England Patriots,and New York Jets.
The 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by seventh-year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by ninth-year head coach Paul Johnson and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Erica Renee Thomas is an American politician and youth leader. Thomas was the Georgia State Representative of District 39 from 2015 to 2023. She is also the founder of Speak Out Loud,a local nonprofit dedicated to giving a voice to foster children. She was recognized by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN),as a Nonprofit Leader and given the 30 under 30 Award for 2016.
The 1932 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 8,1932,as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. Voters chose 12 representatives,or electors,to the Electoral College,who voted for president and vice president.
Andrew Ken Thomas is an American football offensive tackle for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Giants fourth overall in the 2020 NFL draft.
The 2010 Georgia State Senate elections occurred on November 2,2010,to elect the members to the Georgia State Senate. All fifty-six seats in the state Senate and all 180 seats in the state House were up for two year terms. The winners of this election cycle served in the 151st Georgia General Assembly.
The Thomas E. Watson statue is a public monument located near the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta,Georgia. Dedicated in 1932,the statue honors Georgian politician Thomas E. Watson,who served terms in the United States Congress as both a Representative and Senator in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Originally located on the steps of the capitol building,the statue was removed from this location in 2013 and relocated to a nearby plaza.
The 2022 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Yellow Jackets played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta,Georgia,and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by Geoff Collins until his firing early in the season and then were subsequently led by interim coach Brent Key.
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