Carl Sanders | |
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![]() Campaign portrait, 1962 | |
74th Governor of Georgia | |
In office January 14, 1963 – January 10, 1967 | |
Lieutenant | Peter Zack Geer |
Preceded by | Ernest Vandiver |
Succeeded by | Lester Maddox |
President pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate | |
In office February 20, 1959 – January 14, 1963 | |
Preceded by | Robert H. Jordan |
Succeeded by | Harry C. Jackson |
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 18th district | |
In office January 14, 1957 – January 14, 1963 | |
Preceded by | M. Brinson Jones |
Succeeded by |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from Richmond County | |
In office January 10, 1955 – January 14, 1957 | |
Succeeded by | Bernard F. Miles |
Personal details | |
Born | Carl Edward Sanders May 15, 1925 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | November 16, 2014 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 89)
Resting place | Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Betty Bird Foy (m. 1947) |
Education | University of Georgia (LLB) |
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Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1943–1945 |
Battles/wars | |
Carl Edward Sanders Sr. (May 15, 1925 – November 16, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 74th governor of Georgia from 1963 to 1967.