Doug Barnard

Doug Barnard

Druie Douglas "Doug" Barnard Jr. (born March 20, 1922 in Augusta , Georgia ; † January 11, 2018 there ) was an American politician . Between 1977 and 1993 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Doug Barnard attended his home public schools including the Academy of Richmond County , which he graduated from in 1939. In 1939 and 1940 he continued his education at Augusta College . By 1943 he studied at Mercer University in Macon . From 1943 to 1945 he served in the US Army during World War II . After the war he studied law at Mercer University until 1948. Between 1948 and 1962 Barnard worked in the banking industry.

Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . From 1963 to 1966 he was on the staff of Governor Carl Sanders . From 1966 to 1976 he was an employee of the Georgia State Department of Transportation. In 1962, Barnard was a delegate to the Georgia Democratic regional convention; two years later he took part in the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City , at which US President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated for re-election.

In the 1976 congressional election , Barnard was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Robert Grier Stephens on January 3, 1977 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1993 . The 27th amendment to the constitution was passed there in 1992 . In 1992, Doug Barnard waived another congressional candidacy. He was married to Naomi Holt and had three children and seven grandchildren. He lived in his hometown of Augusta until his death.

Individual proof

1. ↑ Frm. Congressman Doug Barnard (D) Georgia this at age of 95

Web links

• Doug Barnard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)