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Senate Years of Service: 1971-1972 Party: Democrat
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GAMBRELL, David Henry, a Senator from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.,
December 20, 1929; attended public schools of Atlanta and Fulton County;
graduated Davidson College (N.C.) in 1949 and Harvard Law School in 1952;
United States Army Reserve, First Lieutenant, 1949-1957; admitted to the
Georgia bar in 1951 and commenced practice in Atlanta; founded law firm now
known as Gambrell & Stolz 1963; director, National Legal Aid and Defenders
Association 1965-1971; president, Atlanta Bar Association 1965-1966; president,
State bar of Georgia 1967-1968; chairman, state Democratic Party of Georgia
1970-1971; appointed on February 1, 1971, as a Democrat to the United States
Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard B. Russell, and
served from February 1, 1971, to November 7, 1972; unsuccessful candidate for
the Democratic nomination in 1972 to complete the term and for the full
six-year term; resumed the practice of law; recipient of State Bar of Georgias
Distinguished Service Award 2002; recipient of the Atlanta Bar Associations
Leadership Award 2007; continues to practice law and is a resident of Atlanta,
Ga.
BibliographyMellichamp, Josephine. David Gambrell. pp. 285-89. In
Senators from Georgia. Huntsville, Ala.: Strode Publishers,
1976.
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