Olin Stephen Pace (March 9, 1891 – April 5, 1970) was an American
politician
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and
lawyer
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.
Early life and education
Pace was born near
Dawson,
Georgia
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. He attended the
Georgia School of Technology
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in Atlanta, and graduated from the
University of Georgia
, mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things."
, establ ...
School of Law
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in
Athens
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in 1914 with a
Bachelor of Laws
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(B.L.) degree. While at UGA, he was a member of the
Phi Kappa Literary Society
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.
Career
After admittance to the state bar in 1914, Pace became a practicing lawyer in
Americus, Georgia
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. From 1917 to 1920, Pace served in the
Georgia House of Representatives
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and then served in the
Georgia Senate
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from 1923 to 1924. In 1936, he won election as a
Democrat
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representing
Georgia's 3rd congressional district
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in the
United States House of Representatives
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during the
75th United States Congress
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. He was reelected to six additional terms in that seat and served from January 3, 1937, until January 3, 1951. Pace did not run for reelection in 1950 and returned to practicing law in Americus. He died in that city on April 5, 1970, and was buried in its Sunset Memorial Gardens.
External links
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References
''History of the University of Georgia'', Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949, p.2326
1891 births
1970 deaths
Georgia Tech alumni
University of Georgia alumni
Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
People from Terrell County, Georgia
People from Americus, Georgia
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American lawyers
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