Gillis was born to the prominent Gillis family of Soperton, Georgia. His grandfather, Neil Gillis, was the founder of Treutlen County, Georgia, and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and his father, Jim L. Gillis, Sr. was a former member of the Georgia State Senate, as was his brother Hugh Gillis.[2] Jim L. Gillis, Jr. served on the Georgia Forestry Commission Board and is a former president of the American Turpentine Farmers Association, Georgia Forestry Commission, State Association of County Commissioners, Bank of Soperton, and Georgia Bankers Association. Gillis was a member of the board of directors at the Bank of Soperton from October 29, 1974, to September 28, 2016. He was a member of the Georgia Forestry Commission on February 14, 1977, until January 1, 2017 (being president from January 1981 to January 2007). He was the founder of the Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District and a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) Hall of Fame. He was a member of a conservation board for over 75 years, the longest term of any member ever. Gillis was the district supervisor of the Ohoopee River Soil Conservation District from 1939 to 2009.[3]
He served in the Georgia State Senate in 1938 and from 1945 to 1946 and on the Treutlen County commission.[4][5]
He turned 100 in October 2016[6] and died in February 2018 at the age of 101, over 80 years since his first gubernatorial election.[7]
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^"Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 040 James L. Gillis, Jr". russelldoc.galib.uga.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^"Treutlen County Georgia". soperton-treutlen.org. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^"USDA Blog » Jim L. Gillis". blogs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^"Gillis brothers' gift adds name to BPC gymnasium". bpc.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^"Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame". gasaf.net. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^Staff (2016-10-03). "Honored to celebrate the life of Mr. Jim L. Gillis, Jr. on his 100th birthday yesterday. His service to #workingforests is without measure!". Georgia Forestry Association. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
^"Jim L. Gillis, Jr. of Soperton, Georgia". Sammons Funeral Home. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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gillis, james, lester, gillis, october, 1916, february, 2018, american, politician, state, georgia, member, georgia, senatein, office, 1938, 1938in, office, january, 1945, january, 1947personal, detailsborn, 1916, october, 1916locust, grove, georgia, diedfebru. James Lester Gillis Jr October 2 1916 February 26 2018 was an American politician in the state of Georgia 1 Jim L Gillis Jr Member of the Georgia SenateIn office 1938 1938In office January 8 1945 January 5 1947Personal detailsBorn 1916 10 02 October 2 1916Locust Grove Georgia U S DiedFebruary 26 2018 2018 02 26 aged 101 Soperton Georgia U S Political partyDemocraticRelationsHugh Gillis brother Jim L Gillis Sr father Neil Gillis grandfather Gillis was born to the prominent Gillis family of Soperton Georgia His grandfather Neil Gillis was the founder of Treutlen County Georgia and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and his father Jim L Gillis Sr was a former member of the Georgia State Senate as was his brother Hugh Gillis 2 Jim L Gillis Jr served on the Georgia Forestry Commission Board and is a former president of the American Turpentine Farmers Association Georgia Forestry Commission State Association of County Commissioners Bank of Soperton and Georgia Bankers Association Gillis was a member of the board of directors at the Bank of Soperton from October 29 1974 to September 28 2016 He was a member of the Georgia Forestry Commission on February 14 1977 until January 1 2017 being president from January 1981 to January 2007 He was the founder of the Ohoopee River Soil and Water Conservation District and a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts NACD Hall of Fame He was a member of a conservation board for over 75 years the longest term of any member ever Gillis was the district supervisor of the Ohoopee River Soil Conservation District from 1939 to 2009 3 He served in the Georgia State Senate in 1938 and from 1945 to 1946 and on the Treutlen County commission 4 5 He turned 100 in October 2016 6 and died in February 2018 at the age of 101 over 80 years since his first gubernatorial election 7 References edit Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection ROGP 040 James L Gillis Jr russelldoc galib uga edu Retrieved 2014 05 31 Treutlen County Georgia soperton treutlen org Retrieved 2014 05 31 USDA Blog Jim L Gillis blogs usda gov Retrieved 2014 05 31 Gillis brothers gift adds name to BPC gymnasium bpc edu Archived from the original on 2014 05 31 Retrieved 2014 05 31 Georgia Foresters Hall of Fame gasaf net Retrieved 2014 05 31 Staff 2016 10 03 Honored to celebrate the life of Mr Jim L Gillis Jr on his 100th birthday yesterday His service to workingforests is without measure Georgia Forestry Association Retrieved 2017 03 15 Jim L Gillis Jr of Soperton Georgia Sammons Funeral Home Retrieved 13 March 2018 nbsp nbsp This article about a politician from the U S state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim L Gillis Jr amp oldid 1168888859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
