Carlton Colwell

Description: Union County's longest ever serving State Representative
Born: June 27, 1926
Died: August 9, 2021
Birthplace: Union County, GA
Resting Place: Union Memory Garden, Blairsville, GA
Occupation: Georgia State Representative; Business Owner
Spouse(s): Odetta Ralston Colwell
Children: Curtis Colwell; Steve Colwell; Doug Colwell; Tom Colwell; Carla Colwell Drake
Parents: Norville Pat Colwell; Hattie Weaver Colwell
Awards: The Carlton H. Colwell Intersection at the intersection of the Glenn Gooch Bypass and the Byron Herbert Reece Memorial Highway is named in his honor.
Facts of Interest: 1. The Carlton H Colwell Detention Center, located on the Glenn Gooch By-Pass, is named in his honor. 2. The Carlton Colwell Memorial Intersection where the Glenn Gooch By-Pass and Byron Herbert Reece Memorial Highway intersect is named in his honor by the State of Georgia. 3. He, along with 2 of his brothers, started what is today known as Colwell Construction Company. 4. The Union County football stadium is named in honor of his late son, Mike Colwell. 5. One of his grandsons, Candler, is named after longtime Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, Thomas Slaughter Candler.
[acf_post_meta key="video"]
[acf_post_meta key="map_embed"]

Additional Links