David H. Gambrell (1929-2021) American Attorney

David H. Gambrell (1929-2021) American Attorney
David H. Gambrell
BIRTH 20 Dec 1929
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
DEATH 6 May 2021 (aged 91)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
BURIAL
Swainsboro Early Settlers Cemetery
Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
American Attorney

US Senator. He served in the United States Senate from the state of Georgia from February 1, 1971 to November 7, 1972. He graduated from Davidson College in 1949 and three years later, earned his JD with honors from Harvard Law School.

David H. Gambrell (1929-2021)

After that, he served in the United States Army Reserve. He also went into practicing law and eventually co-founded a law firm. From 1970 to 1971, he served as the chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party. In early 1971, upon the passing of Senator Richard B. Russell Jr., he was appointed to fill the vacant Senate seat by Governor Jimmy Carter.

He went on to serve until 1972, when he was defeated in the Democratic primary runoff by Sam Nunn, who would go on to serve in the seat for the next 24 years. In 1974, he made an unsuccessful bid for the governorship. He went on to serve in various public, business, and civic roles for the remainder of the life.

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David H. Gambrell (1929-2021) American Attorney

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