Jamie Oglesby Explained

Party:Republican
Birth Date:January 2, 1929
Birth Place:Elberton, Georgia, U.S.
State House:Georgia
Term Start:1964
Term End:1968
Constituency1:92-2
Children:1
Allegiance:United States
Battles:Korean War
Rank:Second Lieutenant

Jamie White Oglesby, Sr. (January 2, 1929 – January 2, 2013) was an American politician from the state of Georgia. He was born in Elberton.[1] He served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968, becoming the first elected Republican Minority Leader of the Georgia House in decades and the first elected minority leader of the Republican caucus.[2] An alumnus of the University of North Georgia, he bought and operated the Liberal Kansas Memorial Granite Service until he served in the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant during the Korean War. When he returned from the war, he returned to operating another memorial stone business and worked with his wife as realtors. He served as a delegate to the 1964 and 1968 Republican National Conventions.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hart . Carroll . 1966 . Georgia's official register, 1965-1966 . January 11, 2024 . . 508.
  2. Web site: CNHI . 2013-01-02 . Jamie White Oglesby Sr. . 2024-01-12 . Thomasville Times-Enterprise . en.
  3. Web site: House Resolution 464: Honoring the life and memory of Jamie White Oglesby, Sr.; and for other purposes.. Georgia General Assembly. November 21, 2018.