Editing George Busbee (section)

{{short description|American politician (1927-2004)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = George Busbee
|image        = George Busbee.jpg
|caption      = Official portrait, 1975
|order        = 77th [[List of governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]]
|lieutenant   = [[Zell Miller]]
|term_start   = January  14, 1975
|term_end     = January 11, 1983
|predecessor  = [[Jimmy Carter]]
|successor    = [[Joe Frank Harris]]
|office1      = Chair of the [[National Governors Association]]
|term_start1  = August 5, 1980
|term_end1    = August 11, 1981
|predecessor1 = [[Otis Bowen]]
|successor1   = [[Richard A. Snelling|Richard Snelling]]
|office2      = Member of the [[Georgia House of Representatives]]
|term_start2  = January 14, 1957
|term_end2    = January 13, 1975
|predecessor2 = G. Stuart Watson
|successor2   = [[T. Hayward McCollum]]
|constituency2= {{ubl|Dougherty County (1957–1966)|79th district (1966–1969)|61st district (1969–1973)|114th district (1973–1975)}}
|birth_name   = George Dekle Busbee
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1927|8|7}}
|birth_place  = [[Vienna, Georgia]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|2004|7|16|1927|8|7}}
|death_place  = [[Savannah, Georgia]], U.S.
|resting_place= Peachtree Memorial Park<br />[[Norcross, Georgia]], U.S.
|party        = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse       = {{marriage|Mary Beth Talbot|1949<!--Omitted under current Template:Marriage instructions-->}}
|children     = 4
|education    = [[Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College]]<br />{{nowrap|[[University of Georgia]] ([[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])}}
|allegiance   = {{flagu|United States|1912}}
|branch       = {{flag|United States Navy}}
}}
'''George Dekle Busbee Sr.''' (August 7, 1927 – July 16, 2004) was an American politician who served as the 77th [[governor of Georgia]] from 1975 to 1983.<ref name=Wyatt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NmNSAAAAIBAJ&pg=2981%2C2888950 |work=Rome News-Tribune |location=(Georgia) |agency=Associated Press |last=Wyatt |first=Kristen |title=Ex-governor dies |date=July 17, 1789 |page=1A}}</ref>