Early Life, Education and Family
Roy Barnes was born on March 11, 1948 in Mableton, Georgia. His family owned a general store, which gave him his first exposure to politics as he listened to the conversations of the store patrons.
Upon his graduation from South Cobb High School, Barnes enrolled at the University of Georgia. He was active on the debate team and spent his summers returning home to work in the family store. He graduated with a degree in history in 1969 and one year later married Marie Dobbs of Marietta, Georgia, with whom he has had three children. Roy and Marie currently have six grandchildren.
After college, Barnes enrolled in the University of Georgia School of Law. While there, he was elected president of the student bar association and was named outstanding senior. He graduated from law school in 1972 with honors and returned to Cobb county to work as a prosecutor in the Cobb County District Attorney's Office.
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