George Elliott Hagan was an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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, businessman and farmer.

Hagan was born in Sylvania

Sylvania, Georgia

Sylvania is a city in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Screven County.-Geography:Sylvania is located at ....

, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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 and attended the University of Georgia

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 University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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 in Athens

Athens, Georgia

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. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives

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 for five terms and the Georgia Senate

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 for one term. Hagan resigned from his state representative position to join the United States Army

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 as a member of the Signal Corps

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 for two years.

After his military service, Hagan served in numerous other state government positions and also worked in the insurance and financial planning industry and several agricultural pursuits. He served on the board of trustees for Tift College

Tift College

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.

Hagan won election in 1960 to the United States House of Representatives

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 as a Democrat

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 serving Georgia's 1st congressional district

Georgia's 1st congressional district

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 in the 87th United States Congress

87th United States Congress

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. Hagan was reelected for five additional terms before losing his reelection bid in 1972. He returned to Sylvania and remained there until his death on December 26, 1990.