Doug Barnard, Jr.

Druie Douglas Barnard, Jr. (born March 20, 1922, in Augusta, Georgia) is a former United States congressman from Georgia.

Barnard attended the Richmond County public schools and graduated from the Academy of Richmond County (Augusta, Georgia) in 1939. He attended Augusta College from 1939 to 1940, then graduated in 1943 with an A.B. from Mercer University in Macon. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945,^[1] then returned to Georgia and earned an LL.B. from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1948.

From 1948 to 1962, Barnard engaged in the banking profession. He was executive secretary to Georgia Governor Carl Sanders from 1963 to 1966, and a board member of the Georgia State Department of Transportation from 1966 to 1976. He is a Democrat.

Barnard was a delegate to the Georgia State Democratic convention in 1962 and a delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993. He has two daughters, one son, and 7 grandchildren.

Doug Barnard is an active member of First Baptist Church in Augusta. He was married to Naomi Holt "Nopi" Bernard, a poet.

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal

References

1. ^ Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa (1991). The Almanac of American Politics 1992. Washington, D.C.: National Journal. pp. 324–325. ISBN 0-89234-051-7. 

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Robert Grier Stephens, Jr.	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th congressional district January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	Succeeded by Don Johnson, Jr.

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Name	Barnard, Doug, Jr.
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	March 20, 1922
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