Benjamin James Tarbutton (May 14, 1885 – September 19, 1962), was a businessman and politician in Georgia.
Ben J. Tarbutton | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Sandersville, Georgia | |
| In office 1948–1952 | |
| Member of Georgia State Senate | |
| In office 1947–1949 | |
| Member of Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1949–1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin James Tarbutton May 14, 1885 Sandersville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | September 19, 1962 (aged 77) Sandersville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Old City Cemetery |
| Spouse |
Rosa Moore McMaster (m. 1928) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Emory College |
Early life
editBenjamin James Tarbutton was born on May 14, 1885, in Sandersville, Georgia.[1][2] He graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, in 1905.[2] He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[2]
Career
editAfter working in his father's mercantile business, he purchased the Sandersville Railroad in 1916, and was the president and director of the Central of Georgia Railroad from 1951 to 1954.[2] He was involved in starting the kaolin mining industry to Sandersville.[2] He was mayor of Sandersville from 1948 to 1952, a member Georgia State Senate from 1947 to 1949 and of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953, and a member of the Georgia delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 1952 and 1956.[2][3][4]
Personal life
editTarbutton married Rosa Moore McMaster of Waynesboro, Georgia, on November 22, 1928. They had two children, Ben and Hugh.[2]
Death
editTarbutton died on September 19, 1962, in Sandersville. He was buried at the Old City Cemetery in Sandersville.[2]
References
edit- ^ Averitt, Jack N. (June 2009). Families of Southeastern Georgia. ISBN 9780806350998.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ben J. Tarbutton Fund". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ Legacy: The Tarbutton Family, Emory Magazine, Spring 2000.
- ^ Cheeves, Denise Nicole (2004), Legacy, Trafford Publishing, pp. 156–158, ISBN 1-4120-4359-X.