Griffin Bell

Griffin Boyette Bell (October 31, 1918 – January 5, 2009) was an American lawyer and former Attorney General. He served as the nation's 72nd Attorney General during the Jimmy Carter administration. He was an attorney with the law firm King & Spalding. Bell was born in Americus, Georgia, He attended several public schools before enrolling at the Georgia Southwestern College and then at the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. Durin... more

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  • Oct 31, 1918

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  • Jan 5, 2009 (age 90 years)

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  • 1942
  • 1946

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  • Jan 7, 2009

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  • 1948
  • 1961
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