Born in Madison County, Florida on September 7, 1867, Susan Lane Tillman Moore became the first woman elected by popular vote to serve two terms in the Georgia State Senate. After attending Mary Baldwin College in Virginia, her love of her community led her into politics. She served the state of Georgia and the community of Tifton by advocating for woman's rights, higher education, and federal funding for infrastructure development. Her public service included work as a member and vice Chairwoman of the State Democratic Executive Committee from 1923 to 1939, as a delegate from Georgia to the Democratic National Convention in 1924 and 1932, as a member and vice Chairwoman of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia from 1941 to 1942, and as a state senator in 1933 to 1934 and 1939 to 1940. She resided at this house until her death on May 5, 1951.