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George Busbee
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77th Governor of Georgia | |
In office January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1983 |
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Lieutenant | Zell Miller |
Preceded by | Jimmy Carter |
Succeeded by | Joe Frank Harris |
Chair of the National Governors Association | |
In office August 5, 1980 – August 11, 1981 |
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Preceded by | Otis Bowen |
Succeeded by | Richard Snelling |
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Born |
George Dekle Busbee
August 7, 1927 Vienna, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | July 16, 2004 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
(aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Mary Beth Talbot (1949–2004; his death) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of Georgia (BA, LLB) |
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George Dekle Busbee Sr. (August 7, 1927 – July 16, 2004), was an American politician. He was the 77th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983. He was a senior partner at King & Spalding thereafter.
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