George D. Busbee
| George Busbee | |
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| 77th Governor of Georgia | |
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In office January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1983 |
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| Lieutenant | Zell Miller |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Carter |
| Succeeded by | Joe Frank Harris |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Dekle Busbee August 7, 1927 Vienna, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 2004 (aged 76) Savannah International Airport Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Peachtree Memorial Park Norcross, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Elizabeth Talbot (married 1949-2004, his death) |
| Children |
Beth B. Kindt |
| Alma mater |
Georgia Military College Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of Georgia University of Georgia School of Law |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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Beth B. Kindt
Jan B. Curtis
George D. Busbee, Jr.
George Dekle Busbee, Sr. (August 7, 1927 – July 16, 2004), was an American politician who served as the 77th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983, and a senior partner at King & Spalding thereafter.
Busbee was born in Vienna, Georgia, and attended Georgia Military College and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College before joining the Navy. After his discharge, he completed his education at the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and the Phi Kappa Literary Society, having procured a bachelor's degree in 1949 and a law degree in 1952.
Establishing a law practice in Albany, Busbee served nine terms in the Georgia House of Representatives and was floor leader for Governor Carl Sanders. In 1967, Busbee was one of thirty Democrats in the legislature who voted for the Republican Howard Callaway in the disputed 1966 gubernatorial race, rather than the Democratic nominee Lester Maddox, a segregationist from Atlanta. The legislature, acting under the 1824 Georgia Constitution, upheld by the United States Supreme Court, chose Maddox 182 to 66.
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