Doug Barnard Jr.
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Doug Barnard Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Grier Stephens Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Don Johnson Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. March 20, 1922 Augusta, Georgia |
| Died | January 11, 2018 (aged 95) Augusta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Naomi Holt "Nopi" Bernard |
| Profession | Attorney, banker |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943 – 1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Druie Douglas Barnard Jr. (March 20, 1922 – January 11, 2018) was a United States congressman from Georgia.
Biography
Barnard attended the Richmond County public schools and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County (Augusta, Georgia) in 1939. He attended Augusta College from 1939 to 1940, then graduated in 1943 with an A.B. from Mercer University in Macon, where he became a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945,[1] then returned to Georgia and earned an LL.B. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1948.
From 1948 to 1962, Barnard engaged in the banking profession, primarily at the Georgia Railroad Bank, a former local Augusta banking institution. He was executive secretary to Georgia Governor Carl Sanders from 1963 to 1966, and a board member of the Georgia State Department of Transportation from 1966 to 1976. He was a Democrat.
Barnard was a delegate to the Georgia State Democratic convention in 1962 and a delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993. In 1979, he addressed a crowd gathered to watch the unveiling of the Georgia Guidestones, which were in his district.[2] He had two daughters, one son, and 7 grandchildren.
Doug Barnard was an active member of First Baptist Church in Augusta. He was married to Naomi Holt "Nopi" Bernard, a poet. Barnard died on January 11, 2018 in Augusta, Georgia.[3]
Legacy
Georgia State Route 56 Spur, in Augusta, was named in his honor as the Doug Barnard Parkway.
See also
References
- ^ Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa (1991). The Almanac of American Politics 1992. Washington, D.C.: National Journal. pp. 324–325. ISBN 0-89234-051-7.
- ^ "American Stonehenge".
- ^ Former Georgia congressman Dooug Barnard dies at 95
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