Historical Marker

Chief Justice Robert Benham

Cartersville · Bartow County

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The Story

Born in Cartersville in 1946, Robert Benham was Bartow County's first Black lawyer and rose to become the first African American justice—and later chief justice—of the Georgia Supreme Court.

About this site

Chief Justice Robert Benham is a historical marker in Cartersville, Bartow County. It is one of 139 historical markers documented in Bartow County, among 265 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1656, -84.7957 near Cartersville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Francis S. Bartow (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Warren Akin, Sr., Farish Carter, and Mark A. Cooper.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.1656, -84.7957 · Cartersville, Bartow County

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