Carlton Mobley

American judge

William Carlton Mobley (December 7, 1906 – October 14, 1981) was a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia . He is one of the youngest people to ever be elected to the United States House of Representatives, having entered the house at the age of 25.

Early years and education

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Mobley was born near Hillsboro , Jones County, Georgia , and graduated from Mercer University with a law degree in 1928. While at Mercer, he was a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity .

Political service and law career

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Mobley practiced law in Forsyth, Georgia before serving as secretary to Congressman Samuel Rutherford from 1929 to 1932. In 1932, Mobley was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives representing Georgia's 6th congressional district (Rutherford had died in office; Mobley was elected in a special election to replace him). Mobley did not seek reelection. Subsequently, Mobley served in Georgia's Executive Department from 1934 to 1937, under Governor Eugene Talmadge ; as an Assistant Attorney General of Georgia from 1941 to 1943; as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946; and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1954 to 1974, including a term as chief justice from 1972 to 1974.

Later years

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Following retirement from the Court, he resided in Atlanta, Georgia until his death on October 14, 1981. He is interred in Forsyth, Georgia .

References

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 United States. Congress (1933). [_Official Congressional Directory_](https://books.google.com/books?id=Tat3T45rScsC&pg=PA18)
. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 18.

1. ↑ "Tom Lindeer to be succeeded by W. C. Mobley" . The Butler Herald (Butler, Ga. ). May 10, 1934. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
2. ↑ Georgia. Supreme Court (1982). Reports of Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia at the ... State Library. p. xxxi.

External links

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• Carlton Mobley at Find a Grave

• Photo - Youngest Congressman presents credentials to Speaker Garner

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