The Resume

(June 3, 1931-August 15, 2013)
Born in Gainesville, Georgia
Birth name was Thomas Bertram Lance
President of Calhoun First National Bank (1963-86) and National Bank of Georgia (1975-77)
Adviser to Jimmy Carter
Appointed Georgia State Highway Director (1971-73) and Director of the Office of Management and the Budget (January-September, 1977)

Why he might be annoying:

He dropped out of the University of Georgia with less than a semester to go before graduation.
He was jowly.
He unsuccessfully ran to succeed Carter as governor of Georgia.
He was reportedly the first person to encourage Carter to run for president.
He resigned from the OMB after just nine months amid allegations of misusing bank funds and falsifying records.
He had to resign from Calhoun after a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into 'unsafe and unsound' banking practices (1986).
He was indicted for his role in helping the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) secretly acquire control of several US banks (1991).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was married to LaBelle David for 62 years.
He was described as having 'the charm of an old song and dance man.'
He popularized the phrase 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it.'
Despite multiple investigations, he never was convicted of any crime.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 49]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [June] (Ranked: 6031931)
• College Drop Outs
• I Attended Louisiana State University
• I Attended Rutgers
• I Attended University of Georgia
• I Died in 2013 (Ranked: 82)
• John Belushi's Impersonations
• Known By a Middle Name
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Time
• Look at Me, I'm with Jimmy Carter
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Profiles 34501-34750 (Ranked: 34734)
• Sigma Chi Fraternity
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 86.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 10.53% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 98 Votes: 65.31% Annoying