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  Weltner, Charles L.
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NameCharles L. Weltner
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Atlanta, Georgia , United States
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Born December 17, 1927
DiedAugust 31, 1992 (64 years)
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Infoborn in Atlanta, Fulton County Ga., December 17, 1927; attended the public schools of Fulton County, Ga.; graduated from Oglethorpe University at Atlanta, Ga., in 1948 and from Columbia University School of Law at New York City, in 1950; received M.A. from Columbia Theological Seminary, 1983, and LL.M., University of Virginia Law School, 1983; commenced practice in Atlanta, Ga., in 1950; served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army, 1955-1957; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth and Eighty-ninth Congresses (January 3, 1963-January 3, 1967); was not a candidate for reelection in 1966 to the Ninetieth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress; deputy chairman, Democratic National Committee, and director of young Americans division, 1967; resumed the practice of law; judge, Superior Court, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, 1976-1981; chairman, Judicial Council of Georgia, 1980-1981; justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1981-1992, chief justice from June 1992 until his death in Atlanta, Ga., on August 31, 1992; was a resident of Atlanta.



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  10/02/1973 Atlanta Mayor Lost 19.16% (-27.48%)
  11/05/1968 GA District 5 Lost 44.36% (-11.29%)
  09/11/1968 GA District 5 - D Primary Won 64.19% (+28.37%)
  09/14/1966 GA District 5 - D Primary Won 57.98% (+24.26%)
  11/03/1964 GA District 5 Won 54.03% (+8.06%)
  09/09/1964 GA District 5 - D Primary Won 61.04% (+22.07%)
  11/06/1962 GA District 5 Won 55.56% (+11.11%)
  09/26/1962 GA District 5 - D Runoff Won 55.28% (+10.55%)
  09/12/1962 GA District 5 - D Primary Won 47.21% (+1.28%)
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