Walter F. George Marker

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Preston in Webster County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Walter F. George
1878-1957

Walter F. George Marker Photo, Click for full size

By David Seibert, circa November 1992

1. Walter F. George Marker

Inscription. Walter F. George was born 1.5 miles north in a sharecropper`s cabin. George was a teacher near Preston, then a lawyer and judge. From the Georgia Supreme Court he ran for the unexpired term of Senator Thomas E. Watson in 1922. George served 34 years in the U.S. Senate and was member of 12 committees and chaired five. He chaired the Senate Finance Committee and guided legislation to finance W.W. II. As chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee he pushed for lend-lease legislation that kept U.S. allies strong in W.W. II

One of Senator George`s toughest re-election campaigns was in 1938. He had opposed some of President Roosevelt`s New Deal policies and F.D.R. strongly supported his opponent Lawrence Camp. George defeated both Camp and Eugene Talmadge.

Senator George never forgot his rural roots and supported rural legislation such as REA and TV/A. Throughout his career he returned to Preston and delivered speeches at the courthouse. Senator George was appointed as special ambassador to NATO by President Eisenhower after retiring from the senate in 1956

Erected 1983 by Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 152-5.)

Location. 32° 3.967′ N, 84° 32.226′ W. Marker is in Preston, Georgia, in Webster County. Marker is at the intersection of Hamilton Street (U.S. 280) and Cass Street (Georgia Route 41), on the left when traveling east on Hamilton Street. Click for map. The marker is on the grounds of the Webster County Courthouse, in Preston. Marker is in this post office area: Preston GA 31824, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 17 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Cedarwood Cemetery (approx. 7.7 miles away); Historic Richland (approx. 7.8 miles away); President Jimmy Carter (approx. 8.7 miles away); Providence Chapel (approx. 10.2 miles away); Benevolence Baptist Church (approx. 17 miles away).

Also see . . . Walter Franklin George - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on September 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 421 times since then. Photo 1. Submitted on September 22, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.