Jimmy Hodge Timmons
Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 11th district
In office
1975–1992
Personal details
Born(1939-06-11)June 11, 1939
Calhoun County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedApril 5, 2011(2011-04-05) (aged 71)
Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Jane Hutchings[1]
Alma materAbraham Baldwin Agricultural College
University of Georgia
Auburn University

Jimmy Hodge Timmons Jr. (June 11, 1939 – April 5, 2011) was an American politician.[2] He served as a Democratic member for the 11th district of the Georgia State Senate.[3]

Life and career

Timmons was born in Calhoun County, Georgia,[3] the son of Jimmy Hodge Timmons Sr. and Lucielle Daniels. He attended Damascus High School, graduating in 1956. He also attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, the University of Georgia and Auburn University.[1]

In 1975, Timmons was elected to represent the 11th district of the Georgia State Senate.[3] He left office in 1992. He was a member of the Arlington Baptist Church.[1]

Timmons died in April 2011 at the Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, at the age of 71.[1] In 2012, he was posthumously honored with his own highway.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jimmie Hodge Timmons". Miller County Liberal. April 13, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  2. Hansen, Jane (February 9, 1985). "Governor's 'team' in Legislature muscles in again for quick results". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 18. Retrieved November 27, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. 1 2 3 "Georgia Official and Statistical Register: 1981-1982" (PDF). Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  4. "Hodge Timmons honored Saturday". Early County News. October 24, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2022.


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