James MacKay

Who was James MacKay?

James Armstrong Mackay was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.

Born in Fairfield, Alabama, Mackay was educated in the public school system. In 1940 he received his bachelor's degree from Emory University, where he was a member of the senior honor society D.V.S.

He attended Duke University from 1940 to 1941. LL.B., Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1947. He was a lawyer in private practice. United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1941 to 1945. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Trustee, Emory University. He served as member of the Georgia state legislature from 1951 to 1952 from 1955 to 1964.

Mackay was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966. He died on July 2, 2004, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His remains were cremated.