Individual Details

George Hamilton Broadnax

(17 Mar 1877 - 14 Jul 1949)

Brunswick News, Brunswick, Georgia, Friday, July 13, 1949, Page 1, Col. 8: George Broadnax, FDR's Bodyguard, Dies at 72. Atlanta, July 15, (AP)---George Hamilton Broadnax, who headed the late Franklin Roosevelt's bodyguard during the 1933 assignation attempt at Miami, died yesterday at the age of 72. Broadnax formerly was in charge of the U. S. Secret Service in Florida and Georgia, more recently he directed the service in Georgia alone. He retired two years ago. He was a native of Walton county, Georgia, and a former Fulton county deputy sheriff.

Events

Birth17 Mar 1877Walton Co., Georgia
Marriage1896Bessie Clay
Death14 Jul 1949Atlanta, Cobb Co., Georgia
BurialWalnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Walnut Grove, Walton Co., Georgia

Families

SpouseBessie Clay (1877 - 1941)
ChildMary Rounelle Broadnax (1897 - 1983)
ChildSamuel Augustus Broadnax (1899 - 1958)
ChildGeorge Hamilton Broadnax Jr (1902 - )
FatherSamuel Houston Brodnax (1844 - 1932)
MotherEdda A. Selman (1852 - 1933)
SiblingJoel Colley Brodnax (1872 - 1957)
SiblingSamuel Edward Brodnax (1875 - 1942)

Endnotes

1. Find A Grave.

2. Obituary of George Hamilton Broadnax, Brunswick News, Brunswick, Georgia, Friday, July 13, 1949, Page 1, Col. 8.

3. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Broken Arrow, Walton, Georgia; Roll: 226; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240226.

4. Find A Grave.

5. Obituary of George Hamilton Broadnax, Brunswick News, Brunswick, Georgia, Friday, July 13, 1949, Page 1, Col. 8.

6. Find A Grave.