Eugene Talmadge - Wikipedia
Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) was an attorney and American politician who served three terms as the 67th governor of Georgia, from 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in November 1946, he died before his inauguration, scheduled for January 1947.
Eugene Talmadge - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Aug 25, 2004 · Eugene Talmadge served as governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937 and again from 1941 to 1943. His personality and actions polarized voters into Talmadge and anti-Talmadge factions in the state's one-party politics of that era.
Commissioner Eugene Talmadge, 1927 - 1933 | Georgia …
In the 1934 Democratic gubernatorial primary, Talmadge easily won reelection, carrying every county but three. A controversial and colorful politician, Eugene Talmadge played a leading role in the state's politics from 1926 to 1946.
Eugene Talmadge - Today In Georgia History
While critics called Talmadge a dictator, he insisted that he did it all for the common man, telling farmers: “Sure I stole, but I stole for you!” The fierce segregationist hated President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, in part because it helped black Americans.
Eugene Talmadge - New Georgia Encyclopedia
Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge speaks at a 1942 political rally in Moultrie. During his 1946 gubernatorial campaign, Talmadge ran on a white supremacist platform and won a fourth term as governor in an election widely considered to be fraudulent.
Talmadge, Eugene - Encyclopedia.com
Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884–December 21, 1946), a demagogic governor of Georgia, became a major opponent of the New Deal. Born in Forsyth, Georgia, to a prosperous farmer and cotton gin operator, Talmadge tasted farm work but had more aptitude for schoolwork.
Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge died on December 21, 1946, before taking office. His death resulted in one of the oddest political battles in Georgia's history, known as the "three governors controversy."
Georgia’s Wild Man: Eugene Talmadge | The Knoxville Focus
Eugene Talmadge, once known as the “Wild Man of Sugar Creek” (and there was an entertaining biography of the same name), the source of so much controversy, sleeps in his native Georgia.
Eugene Talmadge - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) [1] was an American attorney and politician. He was the 55th governor of Grorgia. [2] He was elected to be governor three times but only served two time. He served from 1933 until 1937 [2] and from 1941 until 1943. Talmadge died before he could be sworn in for the third time.
Journey | Eugene Talmadge - Georgia Journeys
From the beginning of his political career in 1926 to his final election in 1946, Eugene Talmadge earned both bitter opponents and loyal supporters, powerfully influencing the shape of Georgia politics for many years after his death.