Tom Triplett (March 11, 1935 – June 23, 2006) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 128th district of the
Georgia House of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...
Bluefield University
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and served in the
United States Air Force
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Triplett was mayor of
Port Wentworth, Georgia
Port Wentworth is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 population was 10,878, more than double the population of 5,359 at the 2010 census. Port Wentworth is part of the Savannah metropolitan area.
History
The Georgia General ...
. In 1971, he was elected to represent the 128th district of the
Georgia House of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...
. He served until 1991, when he was succeeded by
Sonny Dixon
Sonny Dixon retired in May 2015 as lead anchor of ''THE News at 5 & 6'' and "WTOC PRIME" on WTOC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Savannah, Georgia, USA. He succeeded Doug Weathers, following Weathers' retirement in 2001.
Dixon is the only Savannah an ...
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Triplett died in June 2006 of
cancer
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