J. Roy Rowland
James Roy Rowland, Jr. (born February 3, 1926) is an American politician and physician from Georgia.
J. Roy Rowland | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Billy Lee Evans |
Succeeded by | Saxby Chambliss |
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 119th district | |
In office 1976–1982 | |
Preceded by | William Washington Larsen, Jr. |
Succeeded by | DuBose Porter |
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Born | Wrightsville, Georgia, U.S. | February 3, 1926
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | South Georgia College University of Georgia Medical College of Georgia |
Rowland attended Wrightsville High School and graduated in 1943. He then attended Emory University at Oxford, Georgia in 1943, South Georgia College in Douglas, Georgia in 1946 and the University of Georgia in Athens from 1946 to 1948. Rowland earned his M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia in 1952. His education was obtained around his service in the United States Army during World War II as a sergeant from 1944 to 1946. He was a practicing physician from 1952 to 1982.
Rowland served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1976 through 1982. He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1982 when he defeated fellow Democrat Billy Lee Evans, who had accepted illegal campaign contributions.[1] Rowland served six terms in Congress, from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1995, and did not seek renomination in 1994.
The J. Roy Rowland Federal Courthouse in Dublin, Georgia, built in 1935, was renamed for him.
References
- Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa (1991). The Almanac of American Politics 1992. National Journal. Washington, D.C. pp. 320–321. ISBN 0-89234-051-7.
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U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Billy Lee Evans |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th congressional district January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
Succeeded by Saxby Chambliss |