Marvin E. Moate

Marvin Edison Moate (22 September 1910 – 6 September 1984) was an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives and Georgia State Senate as a member of the democratic party. He also served as the 65th speaker of the house from 1955 to 1958.

Early life
Marvin E. Moate was born in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia on 22 September 1910 to Robert H. Moate (1872-1946) and Eula Smith (1882-1954). He graduated from the Atlanta Law School in 1932 and went on to practice law from 1932 to 1939. Afterwards he worked as a lumber manufacturer from 1939 to 1948.

He married Margaret Carroll (1915-2006) on 27 December 1942 in Cedartown, Georgia and went on to have two children: Marvin E. Jr. (1944) and Linda Carroll (1945).

Political career
Marvin E. Moate was first elected as a member of the Georgia Senate for the 20th district in 1939. He served three different terms as a state senator for that district from 1939 to 1941, then again from 1945 to 1947 and finally from 1951 to 1953. In between his terms in the Georgia Senate, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives for Hancock county, serving from 1941 to 1945 and then again from 1953 to 1958. He was ultimately elected its speaker in 1955, holding the position until 1958 when he was succeeded by fellow democrat George L. Smith.

Later life and death
Marvin E. Moate retired after his term as speaker ended and died on 6 September 1984. He was buried in Sparta Cemetery in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia.