The Political Graveyard: Candler family of Georgia

Candler family of Georgia

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Samuel Charles Candler (1809-1873) — also known as Samuel C. Candler — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga. Born December 6, 1809. Son of Daniel Candler (1779-1816) and Sarah B. (Slaughter) Candler (c.1784-1865); married 1833 to Martha Bernetta Beall; father of Asa Griggs Candler and John Slaughter Candler. Democrat. Planter; merchant; member of Georgia state house of representatives; member of Georgia state senate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1860. Died in Carroll County, Ga., November 15, 1873. Burial location unknown.
- See also Candler family of Georgia
Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929) — also known as Asa G. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga., December 30, 1851. Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler; married, January 15, 1878, to Lucy Elizabeth Howard; brother of John Slaughter Candler. Druggist; founder of the Coca-Cola beverage company; mayor of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19. Died in 1929. Interment at Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
- See also Candler family of Georgia
- Books about Asa G. Candler: Kathryn W. Kemp, God's Capitalist: Asa Candler of Coca-Cola; Charles Howard Candler, Asa Griggs Candler: Founder of Coca-Cola
John Slaughter Candler (1861-1941) — also known as John S. Candler — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Carroll County, Ga., October 22, 1861. Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Bealle) Candler; brother of Asa Griggs Candler; married to Florrie George. Superior court judge in Georgia, 1896-1902; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1902-06. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in 1941. Burial location unknown.
- See also Candler family of Georgia

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