History of Clayton, (Rabun County) Georgia United States of America

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A Biography of Logan E. Bleckley

Logan E. Bleckley, jurist, was born at Clayton, Rabun county, Ga., July 3, 1827. In 1838 he was clerk and read law in the office of his father, who was a lawyer and clerk of the courts, and was admitted to the bar in April, 1846. He was not successful as a lawyer, and from 1848 to 1851 he was employed as book-keeper in the state railroad office at Atlanta. In 1851 he was appointed secretary to Governor Town. In March, 1852, he opened a law office in Atlanta, and in 1853 was elected solicitor-general, his circuit embracing eight counties. After the breaking out of the civil war he served for a short time as a private soldier. In 1864 he was appointed supreme court reporter and published the 34th and 35th Georgia reports. In 1867 he resigned his office, but continued to practise until appointed to the supreme bench in 1875. He resigned his seat in 1880, and retired to private life until January, 1887, when, on the death of chief justice Jackson, he was returned to the bench as his successor. He delivered a number of literary addresses, including: "Truth in Thought and Emotion," "Truth in Conduct," and "Truth at the Bar."

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