Seven Governors Marker, Monroe, GA

Seven Governors Marker Monroe GA. This marker signifies that seven governors have lived in Walton County, Georgia. It is on City hall in Munroe. The text reads as : Seven Governors have lived in Walton County. Walton County has been the home either through birth or short residence of the following Georgia Chief Executives: WILSON LUMPKIN (1831-1835) ALFRED HOLT COLQUITT (1877-1882) JAMES S. BOYNTON (1883) HENRY D. McDANIEL (1883-1886) CLIFFORD WALKER (1923-1927) RICHARD B. RUSSELL, JR. (1931-1933) Two of these illustrious sons, Colquitt and Russell, became United States Senators. Richard B. Hubbard, born on a plantation in Walton County in 1836, later moved to Texas and became Governor of that state. GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1955https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/4802/thumbnail.jp