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Bill Hasty

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Bill Hasty
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 51st district
In office
January 14, 1991 – January 11, 1993
Preceded byMax R. Brannon
Succeeded byDavid Ralston
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 8, 1979 – January 14, 1991
Preceded byMax Roach Looper
Succeeded byGarland F. Pinholster
Personal details
Born
William Grady Hasty

(1922-03-06)March 6, 1922
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 2003(2003-11-05) (aged 81)
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHazel Wyatt
Children3
EducationReinhardt College
Oglethorpe University (AB)
Mercer University (MEd)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1942–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II

William Grady Hasty (March 6, 1922 – November 5, 2003) was an American politician from Georgia known for his service in the Georgia General Assembly.

Early life and education

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Hasty was born in Canton, Georgia, in 1922, and was raised on a farm in Cherokee County.[1] In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served for the remainder of World War II.[2] After completing his service, Hasty attended Oglethorpe University, from which he graduated in 1948.

After graduating, Hasty worked as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in Cherokee County.[1] He became a high school principal and, in 1952, the county school superintendent.[1] Accordingly, earned a Master of Education degree from Mercer University in 1952.[2]

From 1969 to 1977, he was the assistant director of Probation at the Georgia Department of Probation and Correction.[2]

Political career

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Hasty was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives from Cherokee, Dawson, and Pickens counties in 1978, and went on to serve six terms in the chamber.[3] In 1990, Hasty successfully ran for the Georgia State Senate. He served in that body for just two years.[4]

Hasty was named to the Georgia Department of Transportation Board in 1995, and became chairman in April 2002.[1] He left the board after being drawn into the same district as Vice Chair Steve Reynolds.[1]

Personal life and death

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Hasty was a Baptist.[2] He wrote a regular column in the Cherokee Tribune and published two books of county history.[1]

Hasty died of cancer in his hometown of Canton in 2003, at the age of 81.[1] He was survived by his wife, Hazel.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bill Hasty". Legacy.com. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Georgia Official and Statistical Register, 1979-80" (PDF). Georgia Department of Archives & History. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Georgia Official and Statistical Register, 1979-80" (PDF). Georgia Department of Archives & History. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Members of the General Assembly of Georgia, First Session of 1991 - 1992 Term" (PDF). State of Georgia. Retrieved June 1, 2022.