George Busbee

George Dekle Busbee Sr. (August 7, 1927 – July 16, 2004), was an American politician. He was the 77th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1975 to 1983. He was a senior partner at King & Spalding thereafter.

George Busbee
77th Governor of Georgia
In office January 14, 1975 – January 11, 1983
Lieutenant	Zell Miller
Preceded by	Jimmy Carter
Succeeded by	Joe Frank Harris
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office August 5, 1980 – August 11, 1981
Preceded by	Otis Bowen
Succeeded by	Richard Snelling
Personal details
Born	George Dekle Busbee (1927-08-07)August 7, 1927 Vienna, Georgia, U.S.
Died	July 16, 2004(2004-07-16) (aged 76) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Beth Talbot (1949–2004; his death)
Children	4
Education	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of Georgia (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy

Other websites

• New Georgia Encyclopedia profile of George Busbee Archived 2012-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Appearances on C-SPAN