Murphy Is 22nd Person Afforded Capitol
Honors
(12/21/07) Former House Speaker Tom Murphy is the 22nd person to
lie in state in the Capitol. Here is the roster, based on data provided
by the governor's office.
1) Jefferson Davis
2) Alfred Holt Colquitt
3) Joseph Emerson Brown
4) Thomas M. Brumby
5) Frank Crenshaw
6) John Brown Gordon
7) Samuel P. Jones
8) Allen D. Candler
9) Clement A. Evans
10) Augustus Bacon
11) Richard B. Russell Sr.
12) Eugene Talmadge
13) Richard B. Russell Jr.
14) George L. Smith II
15) Ben W. Fortson Jr.
16) Paul D. Coverdell
17) Herman Eugene Talmadge
18) Lester Garfield Maddox
19) George Dekle Busbee
20) Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr.
21) Coretta Scott King
22) Thomas B. Murphy
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