Ben J. Tarbutton

Ben J. Tarbutton
Mayor of Sandersville, Georgia
In office 1948–1952
Member of Georgia State Senate
In office 1947–1949
Member of Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1949–1953
Personal details
Born	Benjamin James Tarbutton (1885-05-14)May 14, 1885 Sandersville, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 19, 1962(1962-09-19) (aged 77) Sandersville, Georgia, U.S.
Resting place	Old City Cemetery
Spouse	Rosa Moore McMaster ​ (m. 1928)​
Children	2
Alma mater	Emory College

Benjamin James Tarbutton (May 14, 1885 – September 19, 1962), was a businessman and politician in Georgia.

Early life

Benjamin James Tarbutton was born on May 14, 1885, in Sandersville, Georgia.[1][2] He graduated from Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, in 1905.[2] He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[2]

Career

After working in his father's mercantile business, he purchased the Sandersville Railroad in 1916, and was the president and director of the Central of Georgia Railroad from 1951 to 1954.[2] He was involved in starting the kaolin mining industry to Sandersville.[2] He was mayor of Sandersville from 1948 to 1952, a member Georgia State Senate from 1947 to 1949 and of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953, and a member of the Georgia delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 1952 and 1956.[2][3][4]

Personal life

Tarbutton married Rosa Moore McMaster of Waynesboro, Georgia, on November 22, 1928. They had two children, Ben and Hugh.[2]

Death

Tarbutton died on September 19, 1962, in Sandersville. He was buried at the Old City Cemetery in Sandersville.[2]

References

1. Averitt, Jack N. (June 2009). Families of Southeastern Georgia. ISBN 9780806350998.
2. "Ben J. Tarbutton Fund". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
3. Legacy: The Tarbutton Family, Emory Magazine, Spring 2000.
4. Cheeves, Denise Nicole (2004), Legacy, Trafford Publishing, pp. 156–158, ISBN 1-4120-4359-X.