The actual history behind the naming of Brantley County isn't cast in stone. Most historians say it was named after Benjamin Daniel Brantley, but some say it was named after his son, William Gordon Brantley, 1860-1934.
Brantley County was created by the Georgia Legislature, south of the Satilla river from Pierce County, west of the Old Post Road from Wayne County, and north of Charlton County in the now Hickox, Bachlott area. Originally it was called the Back Woods of South Georgia.
It's said that the committee organizing the county chose the name of Brantley, naming it after Benjamin Daniel Brantley who lived in Blackshear Georgia. Benjamin Daniel Brantley was defiantly a self-made man and had none of the advantages of schools and colleges or family prestige and money. Through his life time he worked his way up as a real leader of men and was admired by many people from this area of south Georgia.
U.S. Congressman. Graduating from University of Georgia, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced to practice law in Blackshear, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1884-85), served in the Georgia State Senate, (1886-87) and as prosecuting attorney of the Brunswick Circuit Court of Georgia, (1888-96). In 1897, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1912. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 73.
Brantley County was created by the Georgia Legislature, south of the Satilla river from Pierce County, west of the Old Post Road from Wayne County, and north of Charlton County in the now Hickox, Bachlott area. Originally it was called the Back Woods of South Georgia.
It's said that the committee organizing the county chose the name of Brantley, naming it after Benjamin Daniel Brantley who lived in Blackshear Georgia. Benjamin Daniel Brantley was defiantly a self-made man and had none of the advantages of schools and colleges or family prestige and money. Through his life time he worked his way up as a real leader of men and was admired by many people from this area of south Georgia.
U.S. Congressman. Graduating from University of Georgia, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced to practice law in Blackshear, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1884-85), served in the Georgia State Senate, (1886-87) and as prosecuting attorney of the Brunswick Circuit Court of Georgia, (1888-96). In 1897, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1912. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 73.
The actual history behind the naming of Brantley County isn't cast in stone. Most historians say it was named after Benjamin Daniel Brantley, but some say it was named after his son, William Gordon Brantley, 1860-1934.
Brantley County was created by the Georgia Legislature, south of the Satilla river from Pierce County, west of the Old Post Road from Wayne County, and north of Charlton County in the now Hickox, Bachlott area. Originally it was called the Back Woods of South Georgia.
It's said that the committee organizing the county chose the name of Brantley, naming it after Benjamin Daniel Brantley who lived in Blackshear Georgia. Benjamin Daniel Brantley was defiantly a self-made man and had none of the advantages of schools and colleges or family prestige and money. Through his life time he worked his way up as a real leader of men and was admired by many people from this area of south Georgia.
U.S. Congressman. Graduating from University of Georgia, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced to practice law in Blackshear, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1884-85), served in the Georgia State Senate, (1886-87) and as prosecuting attorney of the Brunswick Circuit Court of Georgia, (1888-96). In 1897, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1912. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 73.
Brantley County was created by the Georgia Legislature, south of the Satilla river from Pierce County, west of the Old Post Road from Wayne County, and north of Charlton County in the now Hickox, Bachlott area. Originally it was called the Back Woods of South Georgia.
It's said that the committee organizing the county chose the name of Brantley, naming it after Benjamin Daniel Brantley who lived in Blackshear Georgia. Benjamin Daniel Brantley was defiantly a self-made man and had none of the advantages of schools and colleges or family prestige and money. Through his life time he worked his way up as a real leader of men and was admired by many people from this area of south Georgia.
U.S. Congressman. Graduating from University of Georgia, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced to practice law in Blackshear, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State House of Representatives, (1884-85), served in the Georgia State Senate, (1886-87) and as prosecuting attorney of the Brunswick Circuit Court of Georgia, (1888-96). In 1897, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fifth Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses, serving until 1912. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 73.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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