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Allen Daniel Candler

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Allen Daniel Candler

Birth
Auraria, Lumpkin County, Georgia, USA
Death
26 Oct 1910 (aged 75)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA
Plot
Block 02, Lot 018, Grave 10
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Civil War Confederate Army Officer, US Congressman, Georgia Governor. During the Civil War he served as a Colonel and commander of the 34th Georgia Infantry regiment, and lost an eye at the September 1864 Battle of Jonesboro. He was a member of the Georgia State legislature, then the Georgia State Senate. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1891. He served as Secretary of the state of Georgia before being elected as the Governor of Georgia from 1898 to 1902. He was the State of Georgia Historian from 1903 until his death. Candler County is named for him.
Civil War Confederate Army Officer, US Congressman, Georgia Governor. During the Civil War he served as a Colonel and commander of the 34th Georgia Infantry regiment, and lost an eye at the September 1864 Battle of Jonesboro. He was a member of the Georgia State legislature, then the Georgia State Senate. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Georgia's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1891. He served as Secretary of the state of Georgia before being elected as the Governor of Georgia from 1898 to 1902. He was the State of Georgia Historian from 1903 until his death. Candler County is named for him.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Evening Blues
  • Added: Oct 8, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7960956/allen_daniel-candler: accessed ), memorial page for Allen Daniel Candler (4 Nov 1834–26 Oct 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7960956, citing Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.