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GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 3169of Judge Roberts, followihg which James H. Roberts practiced alone for ninemonths, and then associated himself with Col. D. D. Smith, a combinationwhich still continues and which has one of the largest and most importantpractices of this section of the state. Mr. Roberts is a valued member of thevarious legal organizations and is a stanch supporter of the best ideals andethics of his profession.Mr. Roberts, aside from his profession, has various interests, principalamong'which is his connection with the Merchants and Farmers Bank ofEastman, of which he is vice president. He is also a director of the CitizensBanking Company. His public labors have been numerous, helpful andenergetically directed. For two terms he was a member of the Eastman CityCouncil arid for one term mayor pro tern; is chairman and president of theEastman Board of Education; was a member of the Georgia State Legislatureduring the term 1909-10 as representative from Dodge County, and in 1911was appointed by Governor Joseph M. Brown solicitor of the City Court ofEastman for a term of four years, his distinguished and conscientious serviceduring that time winning him a re-election in 1913 for a term of four years.His political support has been given unreservedly to the democratic party,while his religious faith is that of the Presbyterian Church. Mi\ Roberts isthe owner of one of the finest homes at Eastman. He is fond of out-of-doorlife and an enthusiastic automobilist. His efforts in professional, financialand business affairs have brought wealth and high social standing in theirtrain, and he includes among his friends representative men in many walksof life throughout this part of the state.Mr. Roberts was married in Washington County, Georgia, September 3,1899, to Miss Annie C. Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Adams, of awell-known Washington County family, who still survive and reside at Eastman. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Roberts: David M.,born in 1901, and now attending the Eastman High School; Liddleton Adams,born in 1903, James Henry, Jr., born in 1905, and Bessie Ball, born in 1908,all^of whom are attending the graded schools; and Jack, born in 1912.•HON. W. M. WYNNE. The youth obliged to make his own way in theworld, without the helpful influences of financial means or distinguished connections, should take heart from the experience of Hon. W. M. Wynne, who,during an interesting and useful career, has advanced from obscurity andhumble circumstance to judicial prominence and financial independence.Practically his only asset when he started upon his career was a public schooleducation, but so well did he direct his activities that he rose to a leadingplace in the business world, and three years ago, when Bleckley County wasorganized, he was chosen by his fellow citizens to act as its first ordinary.Judge Wynne was born November 18, 1863, in Wilkinson County, Georgia,and is a son of W. W. and Elizabeth (Bostwick) Wynne. His father, anative Georgian, was brought up on a farm and when the Civil war broke outenlisted in the Confederate army and wore the uniform of the Gray inLee's army. After four years of brave and faithful service he returned toWilkinson County and again engaged in the pursuits of farming, in whichhe continued to be occupied until the time of his retirement from activelabor. He is still living at the age of seventy-nine years, and is adjudgedone of the substantial men of Bleckley County. Mrs. Wynne, also a nativeof Georgia, died in 1908, at the age of seventy years, having been the motherof seven children, of whom W. M. was the fourth in order of birth.W. M. Wynne attended the public schools of Wilkinson County in hisboyhood and following the completion of his education returned to hisfather's farm and for six years was engaged in agricultural labors. In 1890 ,he turned his attention to business lines, becoming the proprietor of a warehouse at Cochran, which city has continued to be his field of endeavor to the