Theo Titus
Theo Titus | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives 143rd district | |
| In office 1989–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Allen Sherrod |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives 180th district | |
| In office 1993–1999 | |
| Succeeded by | John Bulloch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Theodore Titus III March 12, 1920 Thomasville, Georgia, US |
| Died | August 16, 2008 (aged 88) Thomasville, Georgia, US |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Camille |
| Profession | Journalist |
Theodore Titus III (March 12, 1920 – August 16, 2008) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician. He served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives. He was the uncle of Dina Titus, a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada.[1][2]
Early years and business
Titus was born March 12, 1920, to Theo Titus, Jr. and Margaret Crovatt Titus, in
Political career
In 1988 Titus was elected to the
Later years and family
After "retiring", Titus took up an active pastime as a columnist for the Thomasville Times-Enterprise. Over the course of twenty years, from 1986 to 2006, he wrote an estimated 1000 columns on a number of subjects, but mostly about nature. Declining health forced him to suspend his writing, two years prior to his death. His daughter, Tamara Titus, edited a collection of his columns and published them as a book: An Outdoor Heritage-stories from a South Georgia Life.[6]
On August 16, 2008, Titus died in Thomasville, Georgia after a long illness.[3][7] His niece, Dina Titus, serves as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.[1][2]
In 2018, a daughter, Twitty Titus, announced her intention to run for her father's former
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "Dina Titus For U.S. Congress". Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Kris Kitto (March 31, 2009). "Meet the Lawmaker: Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.)". The Hill, Capital Hill Publishing Corp. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ a b c Theo Titus III-obituary
- ISBN 978-1-61117-657-5.
- ^ "Members of the General Assembly of Georgia". State of Georgia. January 1997. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-930907-87-4.
- ^ Georgia House of Representatives-Theo Titus III
- ^ "Taylor to run again for House seat". Thomasville Times-Enterprise. March 9, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Georgia House of Representatives District 173". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "K4MVL". QRZ.com. July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ "Amateur License – K4MVL – TITUS IV, THEODORE". Federal Communications Commission. January 17, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
