Famous Alumni

 

The following are just a few of the Demosthenians who used the training they received in the Society to become leaders in their fields:

  • William Y. Atkinson GA Governor
  • Pope Barrow U.S. Senator
  • Robert Benham Chief Justice, GA Supreme Court
  • William Tapley Bennett, Jr. Diplomat
  • D. W. Brooks Founder of Goldkist
  • John A. Campbell U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  • Hugh M. Dorsey GA Governor
  • Benjamin Hill Statesman
  • Crawford Long Physician
  • Count Emilio Pucci Fashion Designer
  • Ralph Reed Political activist
  • Herman E. Talmadge U.S. Senator and GA Governor
  • Henry Timrod Poet Laureate of the Confederacy
  • Robert Toombs Statesman
  • John Barrow U.S. Congressman

Alumni Biographies (Courtesy of Ryan Van Meter)