Past Presidents

Georgia Bar Association

*1884  L. N. Whittle, Macon *1925  H. H. Swift, Columbus
*1885  William M. Reese, Washington *1926  Leo W. Branch, Quitman
*1886  Joseph B. Cumming, Augusta *1927  Warren Grice, Macon
*1887  Clifford Anderson, Macon *1928  Millard Reese, Brunswick
*1888  Walter B. Hill, Macon *1929  John M. Slaton, Atlanta
*1889  Marshall J. Clarke, Atlanta *1930  Rembert Marshall, Atlanta
*1890  George A. Mercer, Savannah *1931  A. W. Cozart, Columbus
*1891  Frank H. Miller, Augusta *1932  Hatton Lovejoy, LaGrange
*1892  John Peabody, Columbus *1933  Marion Smith, Atlanta
*1893  Washington Dessau, Macon *1934  H. F. Lawson, Hawkinsville
*1894  Logan E. Bleckley, Atlanta *1935  Graham Wright, Rome
*1895  William H. Fleming, Augusta *1936  A. B. Lovett, Savannah
*1896  John W. Park, Greenville *1937  Alexander W. Smith Jr., Atlanta
*1897  Henry R. Goetchius, Columbus *1938  William C. Turpin Jr., Macon
*1898  John W. Akin, Cartersville *1939  Joseph B. Cumming, Augusta
*1899  Hamilton McWhorter, Lexington *1940  John L. Tye Jr., Atlanta
*1900  Joseph Rucker Lamar, Augusta *1941  William Y. Atkinson, Newnan
*1901  H. W. Hill, Greenville *1942  Frank D. Foley, Columbus
*1902  Charlton E. Battle, Columbus *1943  John B. Harris, Macon
*1903  Burton Smith, Atlanta *1944  Marvin A. Allison, Lawrenceville
*1904  Peter W. Meldrim, Savannah *1945  Charles J. Bloch, Macon
*1905  A. P. Persons, Talbotton *1946 Charles L. Gowen, Brunswick
*1906  T. A. Hammond, Atlanta *1947  Robert B. Troutman, Atlanta
*1907  A. L. Miller, Macon *1948  Vance Custer, Bainbridge
*1908  Samuel B. Adams, Savannah *1949  Albert J. Henderson, Canton
*1909  Jos. Hansel Merrill, Thomasville *1950  Alexander A. Lawrence, Savannah
*1910  T. M. Cunningham Jr., Savannah *1951  A. Edward Smith, Columbus
*1911  Joel Branham, Rome *1952  F. M. Bird, Atlanta
*1912  Alex W. Smith, Atlanta *1953  William Butt, Blue Ridge
*1913  Andrew J. Cobb, Athens *1954  Edward A. Dutton, Savannah
*1914  Robert C. Alston, Atlanta *1955  John J. Flynt Jr., Griffin
*1915  Sam S. Bennet, Albany *1956  Henry L. Bowden, Atlanta
*1916  George W. Owens, Savannah *1957  Howell Hollis, Columbus
*1917  William H. Barrett, Augusta *1958  Carl K. Nelson, Dublin
*1918  Orville A. Park, Macon *1959  Robert M. Heard, Elberton
*1919  Samuel H. Sibley, Atlanta *1960  Newel Edenfield, Atlanta
*1920  Luther Z. Rosser, Atlanta *1961  H. C. Eberhardt, Valdosta
*1921  Alexander R. Lawton, Savannah *1962  Maurice C. Thomas, Macon
*1922  Arthur G. Powell, Atlanta *1963  H. H. Perry Jr., Albany
*1923  Z. D. Harrison, Atlanta *1964  Hugh M. Dorsey Jr., Atlanta
*1924  William M. Howard, Augusta *1965  Will Ed Smith, Eastman

State Bar of Georgia

*1964 Hugh M. Dorsey Jr., Atlanta 1987 Robert M. Brinson, Rome
*1965 Will Ed Smith, Eastman 1988 J. Littleton Glover Jr., Newnan
*1966 Henry P. Eve, Augusta 1989 A. James Elliott, Atlanta
*1967 Omer W. Franklin Jr., Valdosta 1990 Gene Mac Winburn, Athens
1968 David H. Gambrell, Atlanta 1991 Evans J. Plowden Jr., Albany
1969 Frank C. Jones, Macon 1992 Charles T. Lester Jr., Atlanta
*1970 Howell C. Erwin Jr., Athens 1993 Paul Kilpatrick Jr., Columbus
1971 Irwin W. Stolz Jr., LaFayette 1994 John C. Sammon, Decatur
*1972 A. Gus Cleveland, Atlanta 1995 Harold T. Daniel Jr., Atlanta
1973 Frank W. Seiler, Savannah 1996 Robert W. Chasteen Jr., Fitzgerald
*1974 F. Jack Adams, Cornelia 1997 Ben F. Easterlin IV, Atlanta
1975 Cubbedge Snow Jr., Macon 1998 Linda A. Klein, Atlanta
1976 W. Stell Huie, Atlanta 1999 William E. Cannon Jr., Albany
1977 Harold G. Clarke, Forsyth 2000
Rudolph N. Patterson, Macon
1978 Wilton D. Harrington, Eastman 2001 George E. Mundy, Cedartown
*1979 Charles H. Hyatt, Decatur 2002 James B. Franklin, Statesboro
1980 Kirk M. McAlpin, Atlanta 2003 James B. Durham, Brunswick
1981 Robert Reinhardt, Tifton 2004 William D. Barwick, Atlanta
1982 J. Douglas Stewart, Gainesville 2005 Rob Reinhardt, Tifton
1983 Frank Love Jr., Atlanta 2006 Robert Ingram, Marietta
1984 Richard Y. Bradley, Columbus 2007 J. Vincent Cook, Athens
*1985 Duross Fitzpatrick, Macon 2008Gerald M. Edenfield, Statesboro
*1986
Jule W. Felton Jr., Atlanta

* denotes deceased