History of Lumpkin County Georgia United States of America

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Biographical Sketch of Allen Daniel Candler

Allen Daniel Candler, representative, was born in Lumpkin county, Ga., Nov. 4, 1834, grandson of William Candler who came to America before 1760, and served as a colonel in the Georgia militia in the war of the revolution. He was graduated at Mercer university in 1859. He was the founder of Clayton high school, and was its principal, 1859-61. He served in the Confederate army during the civil war, 1861-65, as private, being promoted by regular gradations to the rank of colonel. He became vice-president of the Monroe female college, 1865-66; principal of the Clayton high school, 1867-69; president of the Bailey institute, 1870-71; was elected a member of the Georgia. legislature, 1872-77, and served in the state senate, 1878-79. From 1879 to 1892 he was a railroad president; was elected a representative in the 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st congresses as a Democrat, 1883-91, and was secretary of the State of Georgia, 1894-98. He was governor of Georgia, 1899-1903.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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