James MacKay (American politician)
| James Mackay | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Flynt, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin B. Blackburn |
| Personal details | |
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James Armstrong Mackay June 25, 1919 Fairfield, Alabama, United States |
| Died | July 2, 2004 (aged 85) Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Emory University |
James Armstrong Mackay (June 25, 1919 – July 2, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.
Born in Fairfield, Alabama, Mackay was educated in the public school system. In 1940 he received his bachelor's degree from Emory University, where he was a member of the senior honor society D.V.S.
He attended Duke University from 1940 to 1941. LL.B., Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1947. He was a lawyer in private practice. United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1941 to 1945. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Trustee, Emory University. He served as member of the Georgia state legislature from 1951 to 1952 from 1955 to 1964.
Mackay was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress (January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. He died on July 2, 2004, in Chattanooga, Tennessee and his remains were cremated.
He was born in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Alabama on June 25, 1919.
He graduated with an A.B. degree from Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., in 1940, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order. Mackay attended Duke University, 1940-1941 After active duty he then returned to Emory where he was president of the student body and received an LL.B., from Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Ga., in 1947.
During World War II, he served as a Coast Guard Reserve officer on the USS Menges, a destroyer escort in the Mediterranean, in 1944, and earned a Bronze Star Medal for rescuing men when his ship was torpedoed.
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