Bob Argo

{{Short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Bob Argo

| image =

| image_size = 180px

| state_house = Georgia

| term_start1 = January 10, 1977

| term_end1 = January 12, 1987

| predecessor1 = Chappelle Matthews

| successor1 = Lawton Stephens

| constituency1 = {{ubl|63rd district (1977–1983)|68th district (1983–1987)}}

| birth_name = Robert Eugene Argo Jr.

| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|11|18}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|7|1923|11|18}}[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/onlineathens/obituary.aspx?pid=180589932 Bob Argo's obituary]

| death_place = Athens, Georgia, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| occupation = Insurance executive

| spouse = Jeane Lois Alderson

| children = 3, including Marty

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| education =

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Robert Eugene Argo Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 7, 2016) was an American politician and insurance executive. An alumnus of the University of Georgia,{{Cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w6d59djt|title = Argo, Robert E., 1923- - Social Networks and Archival Context}}{{Cite web|url= http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1981.pdf |title= Georgia Official and Statistical Register 1981–82 |page= 68}} Argo served in the Civil Air Patrol and later in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.{{Cite web |title=Robert Argo Obituary - Athens, GA |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/athens-ga/robert-argo-6999944 |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=Dignity Memorial |language=en-us}} Argo was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1977, and served until 1986.{{Cite web|url=http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL020REA-ead.xml;query=;brand=default|title = Robert e. Argo, Jr. Papers}}

He was the father of Marty Kemp, first lady of Georgia.