Jerry Max Davis
Jerry Max Davis | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 45th district | |
| In office 1981 – 2002 (died in office) | |
| Preceded by | George B. Williamson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 22, 1937 Carroll County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 2, 2002 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Spouse | Mary Donna Thomas[2][3] |
| Children | 3[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
Jerry Max Davis (October 22, 1937 – November 2, 2002) was an American politician. A lawyer, he served as a Republican member for the 45th district of the Georgia House of Representatives.[2]
Life and career
[edit]J. Max Davis was born in Carroll County, Georgia, and grew up in the Atco-Goodyear textile mill village,[4] in Cartersville, Georgia . He attended the University of Georgia and Woodrow Wilson College of Law.[2] Max briefly played American football professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs, and later worked as an insurance claims representative, and later still as a lawyer.[5]
In 1981, Davis was elected to the 45th district of the Georgia House of Representatives,[2] covering part of Atlanta,[5] succeeding George Williamson.[6] Described as a conservative Republican, he served until his death, at which time he was the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. Following a reapportionment in the Georgia House, and a lost primary, he was due to end his term in the House at the end of 2002.[5]
Davis died in November 2002 at the age of 65, of a heart attack after attending a campaign meeting for George Bush.[5] His funeral was held at the Church of The Apostles in Atlanta.[5]
Davis was married to Mary, and they had three children, Jerry Max Davis II, Todd Davis and Stacie Davis Rapson.[5]
His son, J. Max Davis II, served as the first mayor of Brookhaven, Georgia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Braddock's Federal-State-local Government Directory: Volume 2", University of Georgia, Braddock Publications, 1984
- ^ a b c d e "Georgia Official and Statistical Register: 1981-1982" (PDF). Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Mary Thomas Davis". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "West Georgia Textile Heritage Trail". University of West Georgia. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rep. J. Max Davis Dies Of Heart Attack". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "1981 Georgia House of Representatives Results", Georgia General Assembly
- ^ "Mary Davis, Brookhaven mayor's mother passes away". RoughDraft Atlanta. December 19, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2022.