| Ernest Vandiver  AKA Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Jr.
Born: 3-Jul-1918
Birthplace: Canon, GA
Died: 21-Feb-2005
Location of death: Lavonia, GA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Lavonia-Burgess City Cemetery, Lavonia, GA
Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Georgia, 1959-63 Military service: US Army Air Corps (bomber pilot, WWII, 1942-45, 2nd Lt.)
[1] Deacon, First Baptist Church.
Father: Samuel Ernest Vandiver, Sr. (businessman/farmer)
Mother: Vanna Bowers
Wife: Sybil Elizabeth "Betty" Russell ("Betty", m. 3-Sep-1947, one son, two daughters)
Son: Samuel Ernest Vandiver III ("Chip")
Daughter: Vanna Elizabeth
Daughter: Jane Brevard
High School: Darlington School, Rome, GA
University: AB, University of Georgia (1940)
Law School: LLB, University of Georgia (1942)
Governor of Georgia (13-Jan-1959 to 15-Jan-1963)
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1955-59)
Georgia State Official State Adjutant General (1948-52)
Mayor Lavonia, GA (1946-47)
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
Phi Kappa Literary Society
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Heart Attack 1966
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