The political import of Tommy Irvin
Tommy Irvin, who as agriculture commissioner was Georgia's longest-serving constitutional officer, died late Thursday, his grandson has confirmed. He was 88.
Irvin passed at his home in Mount Airy in east Georgia, with family around him, his grandson, Chris Irvin said.
For decades, Irvin was an inside player in the state Capitol, serving as a top aide to one governor and mentor to another.
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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.
