Sidney Julius Marcus (February 5, 1928 – October 27, 1983) was a

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legislator from

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's 26th district, now the 106th district, who served in the

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from 1968 until his death in 1983. He served on several committees: Health and Ecology, on which he was chairman; Ways and Means; and Rules. For several years, Marcus was chairman of

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delegation. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Atlanta in 1981, defeated by

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. He was a noted Atlanta politician, and active in the

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ish community. His accomplishments included helping to stop the I-485 freeway which threatened several intown neighborhoods (leading to the park named in his honor). Sidney Marcus attended Atlanta public schools and graduated from the

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in 1948, as a member of

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fraternity. He was a 1955 graduate of the

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School of Law. Marcus married Charlotte Glyck of Waycross, GA, and they had three children, Robyn, Bradley and Beth.New Georgia Encyclopedia, Sidney Marcus
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Monuments

* Sidney Marcus Boulevard, which runs 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from Piedmont Road (S.R. 237) to the Buford Highway Connector (S.R.13) in Atlanta, is named in his honor. * Sidney Marcus Park, Cumberland Road at Cumberland Circle, Morningside, Atlanta, GA. * Sidney Marcus Auditorium, Georgia World Congress Center * ''On the Right Track'', campaign show at the Fox Theatre

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