Background
Pace was born near Dawson, Georgia.
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Pace was born near Dawson, Georgia.
He attended the Georgia School of Technology in Atlanta, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens in 1914 with a Bachelor of Laws (Business Level) degree.
After admittance to the state bar in 1914, Pace became a practicing lawyer in Americus, Georgia. From 1917 to 1920, Pace served in the Georgia House of Representatives and then served in the Georgia Senate from 1923 to 1924. He was reelected to six additional terms in that seat and served from January 3, 1937, until January 3, 1951.
Pace did not run for reelection in 1950 and returned to practicing law in Americus.
He died in that city on April 5, 1970, and was buried in its Sunset Memorial Gardens.
While at UGA, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society.