Albert Sidney Camp
Encyclopedia
Albert Sidney Camp was an American
politician
, educator and lawyer
.
, Georgia
. The Camp family was a colonial family with ancestors arriving in the American colonies during the seventeenth century. Albert Sidney Camp was named for a Confederate
General, Albert Sidney Johnston
, under whom his great grandfather served during the American Civil War
.
Albert Sidney Camp attended the University of Georgia
School of Law
in Athens
where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws
(B.L.) degree in 1915 and was admitted to the GA state bar and became a practicing lawyer in Newnan, Georgia
.
From 1917 to 1919, Mr. Camp served in World War I
as a member of the Headquarters Detachment of the Eighty-second Division
. After the war, Albert Camp attended the University of Edinburgh
.
Mr. Camp served in the Georgia House of Representatives
from 1923 through 1928 and later as an assistant United States attorney
for Georgia's northern district from 1934 through 1939. Camp was elected to fill the seat of the deceased Emmett M. Owen in the U.S. House of Representatives
and served in that position from 1939 until his death in 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland
. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a close friend of Congressman Camp, who is credited with introducing President Roosevelt to the recuprative waters at Warm Springs
, Georgia
. Mr. Camp is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.
United States
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politician
Politician
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, educator and lawyer
Lawyer
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Biography
Camp was born in MorelandMoreland, Georgia
Moreland is a town in Coweta County, Georgia, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 393. Josh Evans is the Mayor.The author Erskine Caldwell was born in Moreland in 1903...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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. The Camp family was a colonial family with ancestors arriving in the American colonies during the seventeenth century. Albert Sidney Camp was named for a Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
General, Albert Sidney Johnston
Albert Sidney Johnston
Albert Sidney Johnston served as a general in three different armies: the Texas Army, the United States Army, and the Confederate States Army...
, under whom his great grandfather served during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Albert Sidney Camp attended the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
School of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
The University of Georgia School of Law is a graduate school of the University of Georgia. Founded in 1859 and located in Athens, Georgia, USA, Georgia Law was formerly known as the Lumpkin School of Law. The Law School is the second oldest of the University's schools and colleges. The University...
in Athens
Athens, Georgia
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where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society
Phi Kappa Literary Society
The Phi Kappa Literary Society is a college literary society, located at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.The Society was founded in 1820 by Joseph Henry Lumpkin, later to become the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia and eponym for the , and by William Crabbe, Edwin...
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
(B.L.) degree in 1915 and was admitted to the GA state bar and became a practicing lawyer in Newnan, Georgia
Newnan, Georgia
Newnan is a city in Coweta County, Georgia, about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta. The population was 16,242 at the 2000 Census. Newnan is one of the fastest growing cities in Georgia, with an estimated population of 27,097 in 2006 and 33,293 in July 2008...
.
From 1917 to 1919, Mr. Camp served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as a member of the Headquarters Detachment of the Eighty-second Division
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute landing operations. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is the primary fighting arm of the XVIII Airborne Corps....
. After the war, Albert Camp attended the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
.
Mr. Camp served in the Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia House of Representatives
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from 1923 through 1928 and later as an assistant United States attorney
United States Attorney
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for Georgia's northern district from 1934 through 1939. Camp was elected to fill the seat of the deceased Emmett M. Owen in the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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and served in that position from 1939 until his death in 1954 in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a close friend of Congressman Camp, who is credited with introducing President Roosevelt to the recuprative waters at Warm Springs
Warm Springs, Georgia
Warm Springs is a city in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States. The population was 478 at the 2010 census.-History:Warm Springs first came to prominence in the 19th century as a spa town, due to its mineral springs which flow constantly at nearly 32 °C...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Mr. Camp is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan.