Jim L. Gillis Jr.

James Lester Gillis Jr. (October 2, 1916 – February 26, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Georgia.[1]

Jim L. Gillis Jr.
Member of the Georgia Senate
In office
1938–1938
In office
January 8, 1945 – January 5, 1947
Personal details
Born(1916-10-02)October 2, 1916
Locust Grove, Georgia, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 2018(2018-02-26) (aged 101)
Soperton, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsHugh Gillis (brother), Jim L. Gillis, Sr. (father), Neil Gillis (grandfather)

Gillis was born to the prominent Gillis family of Soperton, Georgia. His grandfather, Neil Gillis, was the founder of Treutlen County, Georgia, and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and his father, Jim L. Gillis, Sr. was a former member of the Georgia State Senate, as was his brother Hugh Gillis.[2] Jim L. Gillis, Jr. served on the Georgia Forestry Commission Board and is a former president of the American Turpentine Farmers Association, Georgia Forestry Commission, State Association of County Commissioners, Bank of Soperton, and Georgia Bankers Association. Gillis was a member of the board of directors at the Bank of Soperton from October 29, 1974, to September 28, 2016. He was a member of the Georgia Forestry Commission on February 14, 1977, until January 1, 2017 (being president from January 1981 to January 2007). He was the founder of the Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District and a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Hall of Fame. He was a member of a conservation board for over 75 years, the longest term of any member ever. Gillis was the district supervisor of the Ohoopee River Soil Conservation District from 1939 to 2009.[3]

He served in the Georgia State Senate in 1938 and from 1945 to 1946 and on the Treutlen County commission.[4][5]

He turned 100 in October 2016[6] and died in February 2018 at the age of 101, over 80 years since his first gubernatorial election.[7]

References
  1. "Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 040 James L. Gillis, Jr". russelldoc.galib.uga.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. "Treutlen County Georgia". soperton-treutlen.org. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  3. "USDA Blog » Jim L. Gillis". blogs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  4. "Gillis brothers' gift adds name to BPC gymnasium". bpc.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  5. "Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame". gasaf.net. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  6. Staff (2016-10-03). "Honored to celebrate the life of Mr. Jim L. Gillis, Jr. on his 100th birthday yesterday. His service to #workingforests is without measure!". Georgia Forestry Association. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  7. "Jim L. Gillis, Jr. of Soperton, Georgia". Sammons Funeral Home. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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