Benjamin B. Blackburn

Benjamin B. Blackburn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
Preceded byJames MacKay
Succeeded byElliott H. Levitas
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Bentley Blackburn

(1927-02-14) February 14, 1927 (age 97)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Mary A. Pandora
(m. 1952; died 2018)
Children4
Residence(s)Jasper, Pickens County
Georgia
EducationUniversity of North Carolina (BA)
Emory University (LLB)[1]
OccupationLawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy; United States Naval Reserve
RankLieutenant commander
Battles/warsWorld War II; Korean War

Benjamin Bentley Blackburn (born February 14, 1927) is an American retired politician from Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, he served as member of the United States House of Representatives for four terms from 1967 to 1975. After he left the U.S. House of Representatives, his nomination to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board was rejected by the U.S. Senate. In the late 1970s and the early 1980s, he was the president of Southeastern Legal Foundation.