Rebecca Latimer Felton

Rebecca Ann Latimer Felton was born here in 1835, the daughter of Chas. and Eleanor (Swift) Latimer, pioneer settles at this point on the Decatur-Covington road. Married in 1853 to Dr. William H. Felton, later a Member of Congress and a trustee of the University of Georgia, she became a noted writer and a tireless suffrage and temperance advocate. After Sen. Thomas E. Watson died in office on September 22, 1922, Gov. Thomas W. Hardwick appointed Mrs. Felton to fill the vacancy pending a special election, making her the first women to serve in the United States Senate.

Stonecrest, Georgia · United States