A. L. "Al" Burruss (July 3, 1927 – May 10, 1986) was an
American
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politician. Burruss was a member of the Democratic party. From 1964 to 1986, he was a member of the
Georgia House of Representatives
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. Burruss was the House majority leader, or the ranking Democrat, from 1982 until his death in 1986 from pancreatic cancer.
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1927 births
1986 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
20th-century American politicians
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