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Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946)
Eugene Talmadge was born in Forsyth, Georgia, CSA on September 23rd, 1884. He attended the University of Georgia from 1902 to 1906 and graduated from the colleges' law school, the University of Georgia School of Law.
In September, 1914, shortly after the Great War broke out, Tallmadge set up a law office in Telfair County, Georgia. The next year, Talmadge ran for the Georgia State Legislature under the Whig Party. Talmadge won the election, but would later lose his seat just three years later in 1918, when local voters, dissatisfied with the Whig Parties' bungling of the war, voted him and other local Whigs out of office.
After he was voted out of office Talmadge returned to practicing law in Telfair County. However, Talmadge was not a happy man during these years. His law office only saw sporadic activity and he publicly expressed frustration with the wartime Whig establishment whom he felt mishandled the war and betrayed their countrymen in the process. Nevertheless, Tallmadge remained a member of the Whig Party, wanting to seek election to whatever office some time again in the future. In 1927, Talmadge endorsed Charles Burton Mitchell III's re-election for President.
That aforementioned opportunity came in 1932, when Talmadge was elected Governor of Georgia under the Whig Party. As governor, Talmadge proved a popular figure, but often stooped to corruption and other underhanded tactics to further his goals. His popularity declined somewhat after his first year in office as a result of the worsening depression, but he still had enough support to keep his job. In 1933, Talmadge was nominated by the Whig Party for the Confederate Presidential Elections of that year, but lost to the more popular Hugo Black of Alabama and his running-mate Samuel Longstreet of Virginia.
In 1936, Talmadge ran again for Governor of Georgia, but this time under the banner of the Freedom Party. Over the years, Talmadge had become increasingly disillusioned with the state of the Whig Party and their handling of the Great Depression, and his politics gradually began to lean more and more to the right and as a result to the Freedom Party. Talmadge also came to resent more and more the Black population of the Confederate States, and came to believe they had a hand in the Confederacy's loss in the Great War. As a result, he decided in 1936 to join the Freedom Party and run as governor under their banner in his home state. He ended up winning the election in a landslide.
As governor this time around, Talmadge proved quite loyal to Featherston, and was willing to his bidding when need be. As a result, Talmadge had quite a role in Featherston's crimes against humanity in the state of Georgia. In 1941, the Second Great War broke out, Talmadge supported Featherston and his declaration of war upon the United States, and made a number of enthusiastic speeches in support of the war. He himself visited the front lines in Ohio at least twice, reviewing Infantry Regiments from the state of Georgia and visiting them to increase their morale. Meanwhile, Talmadge continued to be a staunch and loyal Freedomite, and throughout the war years continued to help Featherston in his crimes, including the deportation of Blacks to the concentration camps.
In December 1943, the city of Atlanta fell to the US Army under General Irving Morrell. Talmadge attempted to escape to Florida, possibly intending to flee the country at some later point, but was captured by US Military Police before he could do any such thing. He was then taken to a local prison and was held in custody by the Union Army for almost two years, until the Philadelphia Trails came in 1945. At the trails, Talmadge was found guilty of crimes against humanity and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His imprisonment would end up lasting only over a year. He died in a remote Pennsylvania prison on December 21st, 1946, aged 62 years of age. His remains were cremated and discarded in an unknown location.
Eugene Talmadge (1884-1946)
Eugene Talmadge was born in Forsyth, Georgia, CSA on September 23rd, 1884. He attended the University of Georgia from 1902 to 1906 and graduated from the colleges' law school, the University of Georgia School of Law.
In September, 1914, shortly after the Great War broke out, Tallmadge set up a law office in Telfair County, Georgia. The next year, Talmadge ran for the Georgia State Legislature under the Whig Party. Talmadge won the election, but would later lose his seat just three years later in 1918, when local voters, dissatisfied with the Whig Parties' bungling of the war, voted him and other local Whigs out of office.
After he was voted out of office Talmadge returned to practicing law in Telfair County. However, Talmadge was not a happy man during these years. His law office only saw sporadic activity and he publicly expressed frustration with the wartime Whig establishment whom he felt mishandled the war and betrayed their countrymen in the process. Nevertheless, Tallmadge remained a member of the Whig Party, wanting to seek election to whatever office some time again in the future. In 1927, Talmadge endorsed Charles Burton Mitchell III's re-election for President.
That aforementioned opportunity came in 1932, when Talmadge was elected Governor of Georgia under the Whig Party. As governor, Talmadge proved a popular figure, but often stooped to corruption and other underhanded tactics to further his goals. His popularity declined somewhat after his first year in office as a result of the worsening depression, but he still had enough support to keep his job. In 1933, Talmadge was nominated by the Whig Party for the Confederate Presidential Elections of that year, but lost to the more popular Hugo Black of Alabama and his running-mate Samuel Longstreet of Virginia.
In 1936, Talmadge ran again for Governor of Georgia, but this time under the banner of the Freedom Party. Over the years, Talmadge had become increasingly disillusioned with the state of the Whig Party and their handling of the Great Depression, and his politics gradually began to lean more and more to the right and as a result to the Freedom Party. Talmadge also came to resent more and more the Black population of the Confederate States, and came to believe they had a hand in the Confederacy's loss in the Great War. As a result, he decided in 1936 to join the Freedom Party and run as governor under their banner in his home state. He ended up winning the election in a landslide.
As governor this time around, Talmadge proved quite loyal to Featherston, and was willing to his bidding when need be. As a result, Talmadge had quite a role in Featherston's crimes against humanity in the state of Georgia. In 1941, the Second Great War broke out, Talmadge supported Featherston and his declaration of war upon the United States, and made a number of enthusiastic speeches in support of the war. He himself visited the front lines in Ohio at least twice, reviewing Infantry Regiments from the state of Georgia and visiting them to increase their morale. Meanwhile, Talmadge continued to be a staunch and loyal Freedomite, and throughout the war years continued to help Featherston in his crimes, including the deportation of Blacks to the concentration camps.
In December 1943, the city of Atlanta fell to the US Army under General Irving Morrell. Talmadge attempted to escape to Florida, possibly intending to flee the country at some later point, but was captured by US Military Police before he could do any such thing. He was then taken to a local prison and was held in custody by the Union Army for almost two years, until the Philadelphia Trails came in 1945. At the trails, Talmadge was found guilty of crimes against humanity and was sentenced to life imprisonment. His imprisonment would end up lasting only over a year. He died in a remote Pennsylvania prison on December 21st, 1946, aged 62 years of age. His remains were cremated and discarded in an unknown location.