Young Loftin Gerdine Harris (1812-1894)
N 33° 56.970 W 083° 22.277
17S E 280863 N 3759089
One of many famous people at rest in this second oldest cemetery in town.
Waymark Code: WM6V7X
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2009
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Young L G Harris
Died April 28, 1894 aged 82 years
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From the Georgia Encyclopedia (I also posted their picture of him in the gallery):
Young L. G. Harris, a judge from Athens, was an early benefactor of Young Harris College, which was named in his honor by Artemus Lester, the school's founder.
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from Political Graveyard:
Harris, Young Loftin Gerdine (1812-1894) — also known as Young L. G. Harris — of Elbert County, Ga.; Clarke County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., 1812. Nephew of Jeptha Vining Harris; married to Susan Allen (daughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; aunt by marriage of Willis B. Adams); first cousin once removed of Tinsley White Rucker, Jr.. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1841, 1847-52; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865. Died in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., 1894. Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery, Athens, Ga.
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