Walter McElreath (July 17, 1867 – December 6, 1951) was an American lawyer, legislator, bank executive, and author in Atlanta, Georgia. McElreath was a member of the

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from 1909 until 1912. He was one of the founders and the first leader of the

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and its McElreath Hall is named after him. McElreath was born in

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. He studied at Powder Springs High School and then

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. McElreath wrote about the

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in his memoirs. He wrote an autobiography. He also wrote about Georgia's state constitution. The Atlanta History Center has a collection of his papers.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McElreath, Walter Members of the Georgia House of Representatives 1867 births 1951 deaths Washington and Lee University alumni 20th-century American politicians Politicians from Atlanta Writers from Atlanta 20th-century American male writers American autobiographers People from Cobb County, Georgia