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Mercer University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1833 in Penfield, Georgia, and relocated in 1871 to Macon.
Location:
Macon, GA
Founding Date:
1833 Team:
Bears Enrollment:
6800 Official Website:
http://www.mercer.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Ellis Arnall |
Politician |
20-Mar-1907 |
13-Dec-1992 |
Governor of Georgia, 1943-47 |
| Luke Askew |
Actor |
26-Mar-1932 |
29-Mar-2012 |
Easy Rider |
| Doug Barnard, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Mar-1922 |
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Congressman from Georgia, 1977-93 |
| Griffin Bell |
Government |
31-Oct-1918 |
5-Jan-2009 |
US Attorney General, 1977-79 |
| John Birch |
Religion |
28-May-1918 |
25-Aug-1945 |
Missionary to China killed during WW2 |
| Wally Butts |
Football |
7-Feb-1905 |
17-Dec-1973 |
UGA Head Coach, 1939-60 |
| G. Harrold Carswell |
Judge |
22-Dec-1919 |
31-Jul-1992 |
Failed US Supreme Court nominee |
| Thomas D. Clark, Jr. |
Educator |
c. 1941 |
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Professor at LSU |
| Nathan Deal |
Politician |
25-Aug-1942 |
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Governor of Georgia |
| Walter C. Dowling |
Diplomat |
4-Aug-1905 |
1977 |
US Ambassador to Germany, 1959-63 |
| Erick Erickson |
Blogger |
3-Jun-1975 |
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RedState.com managing editor |
| Walter F. George |
Politician |
29-Jan-1878 |
4-Aug-1957 |
US Senator from Georgia, 1922-57 |
| Nancy Grace |
Journalist |
23-Oct-1958 |
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CourtTV and CNN legal host |
| Thomas W. Hardwick |
Politician |
9-Dec-1872 |
31-Jan-1944 |
Senator and Governor from Georgia |
| Sam Mitchell |
Basketball |
2-Sep-1963 |
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Head Coach, Toronto Raptors |
| John Peyton |
Politician |
28-Jul-1964 |
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Mayor of Jacksonville |
| Scott Rigell |
Politician |
28-May-1960 |
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Congressman, Virginia 2nd |
| Ed Roberts |
Inventor |
13-Sep-1941 |
1-Apr-2010 |
Inventor of the Altair computer |
| Ferrol Sams |
Novelist |
26-Sep-1922 |
29-Jan-2013 |
Run with the Horsemen |
| Jay Sekulow |
Activist |
10-Jun-1956 |
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American Center for Law and Justice |
| Hugh P. Thompson |
Judge |
c. 1944 |
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Justice, Georgia Supreme Court |
| Meldrim Thomson, Jr. |
Politician |
8-Mar-1912 |
19-Apr-2001 |
Governor of New Hampshire, 1973-79 |
| W. J. Usery |
Government |
21-Dec-1923 |
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US Secretary of Labor, 1976-77 |
| Jackie M. Ward |
Business |
c. 1939 |
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CEO of Computer Generation, 1968-2000 |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Deal Hudson |
Religion |
30-Nov-1949 |
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Karl Rove's favorite Catholic |
| Jim Marshall |
Politician |
31-Mar-1948 |
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Congressman from Georgia, 2003-11 |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Lamartine G. Hardman |
Politician |
14-Apr-1856 |
18-Feb-1937 |
Governor of Georgia, 1927-31 |
| John R. Murphy |
Publisher |
7-Jan-1934 |
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Publisher of the Baltimore Sun, 1981-92 |
| Clifford M. Walker |
Politician |
4-Jul-1877 |
9-Nov-1954 |
Governor of Georgia, 1923-27 |
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