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GA HR1739
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Mable Thomas
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution 1739 recognizes and commends Marvin S. Arrington for his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to the State of Georgia
- Arrington was one of only two first full-time African-American law students at Emory University School of Law after transferring from Howard University in 1965
- Elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1969 and served as its president beginning in 1980 for 16 years, winning four reelections, for a total of more than a quarter-century in office
- Devised the bond financing plan for Zoo Atlanta's renovation in the early 1980s and was recognized as one of Atlanta's 25 best lawyers by Atlanta Magazine in 1983, with his firm named one of America's top black law firms by Black Enterprise in 1993
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to Marvin S. Arrington
Legislative Description
Arrington, Marvin S.; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/15/2016
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