State Board of Pardons and Paroles Past Board Members
State Board of Pardons and Paroles Past Board Members From 1943 to Present Legislative History An act of February 5, 1943, created a State Board of Pardons and Paroles, which shall consist of three members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (Acts 1943, p. 185) It was made a constitutional body by the 1945 Constitution. (Art. V, Sec. 1, Par. 11) A Constitutional Amendment, effective in 1973, expanded the Board to its present size of five members. Our First Board Members Member – January 1, 1943 - January 1, 1953 Chairman – January 1, 1943 – January 1, 1953 Born October 25, 1901 in Americus, GA. Graduated Mercer University, B.S., and LL. B. degrees, 1925; Yale University, LL.M. degree, 1926. Began law practice in Atlanta, GA , 1927. Served as Gunner’s Mate, U. S. Navy, World War I; Chief U. S. Probation Officer, Federal Court, Northern District of GA, 1932-1943. Married Frances Idoline Barfield, December 23, 1932. Children: Jane; Edward Beaufort, III EDWARD BEAUFORT EVERETT Our First Board Members Member – January 1, 1943 – November 31, 1948 Born March 21, 1888 in Rome, GA. Graduated Rome High School. Served as the Chairman of the Georgia Penal Corrections Board, 1939-40. Chairman, Floyd County Democratic Executive Committee, 1923-1943. Married Bertha Shahan on January 20, 1909. Children: James A.; Alvin K.; and Joseph Leroy GROVER CLEVELAND BYARS Our First Board Members Member – January 1, 1943 - November 31, 1948 Born 1899 in Ludowici, GA. Graduated Ludowici High School; completed Journalism course, Wesleyan College, 1921. Served as publisher, editor of the Ludowici News; Member, D.A.R.; D.
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