House Resolution 1271
By: Representatives Cannon of the 172nd and Ford of the 170th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of Mr. William Brown Lovett and dedicating an interchange in his
memory; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Mr. William Brown Lovett was born on October 6, 1824, in Montgomery
County, Georgia, the eldest son of Joshua and Elizabeth Lovett; and
WHEREAS, he grew up on the family farm in Adel, Georgia, learning the trade from his
parents, spent his life in Lowndes County, Georgia, and later became known as one of the
leading farmers of Berrien County, where his talent and efficiency in growing corn was
widely recognized; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Lovett was united in love and marriage to his wife, Eliza, and was blessed
with eight children; and
WHEREAS, an advocate for education, Mr. Lovett had the Lovett School built on his land,
which eventually became known as the Pine Bloom School; and
WHEREAS, he was a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation
for integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished
Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an interchange in his memory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the interchange of State Route 401/I-75 and Barneyville
Road in Cook County is dedicated as the William Brown Lovett Memorial Interchange.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the William Brown Lovett
Memorial Interchange.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
family of Mr. William Brown Lovett and to the Department of Transportation.