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3028 GEORGIA AND GEORGIANSCHARLES L. BARTLETT, whose record of service in Congress covers twentyyears, ending 1915, is a native of Monticello, Georgia, born January 31, 1853.He was admitted to the bar in 1872, having graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia. Two years before, he' completed his coursein the University of Georgia, which conferred the A. B. degree upon him. Hehas practiced his profession at Monticello and Macon. In 1877-81 he wassolicitor general of the Macon Circuit; member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882-86 and of the Senate 1888-90; judge of the SuperiorCourt of the Macon Circuit in 1893-94, and representative in Congress fromthe Fifty-fourth to the Sixty-third congresses (1895-1915). He representedthe Sixth Georgia District.WILLIS S. Cox. Since early manhood the career of Willis S. Cox hasbeen one characterized by steady and continued advancement. He has madethe most of his opportunities, and when these have not appeared he has created them for himself. At present, in the capacity of cashier of the FarmersState Bank of Blakely, he is directing the policies of one of the foremostfinancial institutions of Early County.Mr. Cox was born at Ozark, Alabama, January 29, 1888, and is a son ofWillis S. and Hattie (Wingate) Cox. His grandfather, Capt. HezekiahWingate, was captain of the fleet running the blockade on the ChattahoocheeRiver, and lost his life in Florida while attempting to stop a leak in a boat.Willis S. Cox, father of Willis S., of this review, was born at Lumpkin,Stewart County, Georgia, in 1843, and from his native place enlisted forservice in the war between the states, being a private in an infantry regimentfor four years. After the war he removed to Alabama, where he was marriedto Hattie Wingate, a native of Eufaula, Alabama, and established himself inbusiness as the proprietor of a mercantile business. Later he was engagedin farming, ventures, which occupied his attention during the last twenty-liveyears of his life. He died April 9,1913, aged seventy years. Mrs. Cox passedaway in September, 1914, when sixty-six years of age, having been the motherof five sons and two daughters: C. M., a resident of Ozark, Alabama; H. W.,also of that place; C. W., of Montgomery, Alabama; A. M., of Dallas, Texas;Willis S.; Miss Charles Willie, of Ozark, Alabama; and Mrs. J. D. Kirkland,of Graceville, Florida.Willis S. Cox attended the public schools of Ozark, Alabama, followingwhich he took a course at Emory College, graduating in 1905, and at the University of Alabama, where he received his degree in 1908. At that time hesecured a clerical position with J. C. and W. C. Holeman, stock dealers ofHartford, Alabama, and there remained for five years. In 1913 he was transferred to the same company's establishment at Blakely, and after two years,in August, 1915, was tendered the cashiership of the Farmers State Bank ofBlakely, which he accepted. He is also a director in this institution and haspractical charge of its affairs.Mr. Cox is a democrat and a member of the Woodmen of the World andthe Masons. His religious connection is with the Methodist Episcopal Church,where he is serving as steward, as well as superintendent of the Sunday school.On November 8, 1916, he married Miss Pearle Grimsley, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. J. W. Grimsley, of Fort Gaines, Georgia.HON. LAWRENCE RAMBO. The legal profession of Early County has nostronger or more forcible member than Hon. Lawrence M. Rambo, ex-judgeof the City Court of Blakely, and a well known figure in the courts of thiscircuit, where he has been a conspicuous factor in a number of importantlegal battles. Judge Rambo is a native of Macon County, Georgia, and wasborn March, 20, 1878, a son of John D. and Molly (McCaskill) Rambo.The great-great-grandfather of Judge Rambo, Lawrence Rambo, received