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Note: This is just one of
1,164
family groupings listed on
The Political Graveyard web site.
These families each have three or more politician members,
all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.
These groupings — even the names of the groupings,
and the areas of main activity — are the
result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have,
not the choices of any historian or genealogist.
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William Candler (1736-1784) —
of Georgia.
Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April
21, 1736.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Georgia state legislature, 1780.
Died in Richmond
County, Ga., July 14,
1784 (age 48 years, 84
days).
Interment somewhere in Columbia County, Ga.
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John Hodges Drake (1767-1859) —
of Nashville, Nash
County, N.C.
Born in Edgecombe County (part now in Nash
County), N.C., January
29, 1767.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1792-96; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1800, 1805.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., December
11, 1859 (age 92 years, 316
days).
Interment at Drake Family Cemetery, Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Charles Jackson Murphey (1799-1861) —
also known as Charles Murphey —
of Georgia.
Born in Anderson District (now Anderson
County), S.C., May 9,
1799.
Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1851-53.
Slaveowner.
Died in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., January
16, 1861 (age 61 years, 252
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885) —
also known as Mark A. Cooper —
of Columbus, Muscogee
County, Ga.
Born near Powellton, Hancock
County, Ga., April
20, 1800.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1833; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41, 1842-43; iron
manufacturer; member of Georgia
state senate, 1876.
Slaveowner.
Died near Cartersville, Bartow
County, Ga., March
17, 1885 (age 84 years, 331
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Bartow County, Ga.; reinterment at
Oak
Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Ga.
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Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871) —
also known as Eugenius A. Nisbet; E. A.
Nisbet —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Greene
County, Ga., December
7, 1803.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1827-30; member of Georgia
state senate, 1830-37; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1845-53; delegate
to Georgia secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861.
Slaveowner.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., March
18, 1871 (age 67 years, 101
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Samuel Charles Candler (1809-1873) —
also known as Samuel C. Candler —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., December
6, 1809.
Democrat. Planter; merchant;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Georgia
state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1860.
Died in Villa Rica, Carroll
County, Ga., November
13, 1873 (age 63 years, 342
days).
Interment at Hill
Crest Cemetery, Villa Rica, Ga.
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Daniel Gill Candler (1812-1887) —
of Georgia.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., February
22, 1812.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Gainesville, Ga., 1870.
Died in Hall
County, Ga., October
14, 1887 (age 75 years, 234
days).
Interment at Alta
Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
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Ezekiel Slaughter Candler (1815-1869) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Candler —
of Georgia.
Born in Richmond
County, Ga., August
5, 1815.
Georgia
state comptroller general, 1849-54.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., January
12, 1869 (age 53 years, 160
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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James Ferguson Dowdell (1818-1871) —
also known as James F. Dowdell —
of Chambers Court House (now Lafayette), Chambers
County, Ala.
Born near Monticello, Jasper
County, Ga., November
26, 1818.
Lawyer;
candidate for Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1853-59 (7th District 1853-55, 3rd
District 1855-59); colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; president,
East Alabama College at Auburn, 1868-70.
Slaveowner.
Died near Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., September
6, 1871 (age 52 years, 284
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Ala.
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William Crawford Dowdell (1826-1901) —
also known as William C. Dowdell —
of Auburn, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Jasper
County, Ga., February
8, 1826.
Democrat. Postmaster at Auburn,
Ala., 1895-1901.
Methodist.
Died in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., March
17, 1901 (age 75 years, 37
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Auburn, Ala.
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Allen Daniel Candler (1834-1910) —
also known as Allen D. Candler; "The One-Eyed
Ploughboy from Pigeon Roost" —
of Jonesboro, Clayton
County, Ga.; Gainesville, Hall
County, Ga.
Born in Auraria, Lumpkin
County, Ga., November
4, 1834.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; in
the battle of Jonesboro, 1864, he was wounded, and lost an
eye; railroad
president; mayor
of Gainesville, Ga., 1872; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1873-77; member of Georgia
state senate, 1878-79; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1883-91; secretary
of state of Georgia, 1894-98; Governor of
Georgia, 1898-1902.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., October
26, 1910 (age 75 years, 356
days).
Interment at Alta
Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Ga.
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Milton Anthony Candler (1837-1909) —
also known as Milton A. Candler —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Campbellton, Fulton
County, Ga., January
11, 1837.
Democrat. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1875-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1892.
Slaveowner.
Died in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., August
8, 1909 (age 72 years, 209
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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William James Samford (1844-1901) —
of Alabama.
Born in Meriwether
County, Ga., September
16, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member of Alabama
state senate, 1892-95; Governor of
Alabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901.
Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., June 11,
1901 (age 56 years, 268
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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James Render Dowdell (1847-1921) —
also known as James R. Dowdell —
of Alabama.
Born near Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala., April 2,
1847.
Served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; lawyer; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1898-1909; chief
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1909-14; appointed 1909.
Died in Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala., June 28,
1921 (age 74 years, 87
days).
Interment at Lafayette
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ala.
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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.
Druggist;
founder of the Coca-Cola
beverage company; mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1917-19.
Suffered a stroke in
1926, did not recover, and died in Wesley Memorial Hospital,
Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., March
12, 1929 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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William Ezekiel Candler (1856-1927) —
also known as William E. Candler —
of Blairsville, Union
County, Ga.
Born in Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., February
28, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1904.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., March
10, 1927 (age 71 years, 10
days).
Interment at New Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, Ga.
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Charles Murphey Candler (1857-1935) —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., March
17, 1857.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1886-1904, 1907-08; member of Georgia
state senate, 1905-06; Raiload
Commission, 1909-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., August
7, 1935 (age 78 years, 143
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Joseph Meriwether Terrell (1861-1912) —
also known as Joseph M. Terrell —
of Greenville, Meriwether
County, Ga.
Born in Greenville, Meriwether
County, Ga., June 6,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1884-87; member of Georgia
state senate, 1890-92; Georgia
state attorney general, 1892-1902; Governor of
Georgia, 1902-07; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1910-11.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., November
17, 1912 (age 51 years, 164
days).
Interment at Greenville
City Cemetery, Greenville, Ga.
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John Slaughter Candler (1861-1941) —
also known as John S. Candler —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Villa Rica, Carroll
County, Ga., October
22, 1861.
Democrat. Superior court judge in Georgia, 1896-1902; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Georgia, 1912.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fulton
County, Ga., December
9, 1941 (age 80 years, 48
days).
Interment at Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (1862-1944) —
also known as Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Belleville, Hamilton
County, Fla., January
18, 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1901-21; mayor
of Corinth, Miss., 1933-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Knights
of Honor.
Died in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., December
18, 1944 (age 82 years, 335
days).
Interment at Henry
Cemetery, Corinth, Miss.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezekiel Samuel Candler and Julia (Bevill) Candler; married, April
26, 1883, to Nancy Priscilla Hazlewood; married, January
14, 1924, to Effie Merrill Neuhardt; married, June 21,
1933, to Ottie (Doan) Hardenstein; nephew of Milton
Anthony Candler, Asa
Griggs Candler and John
Slaughter Candler; grandson of Samuel
Charles Candler; grandnephew of Daniel
Gill Candler and Ezekiel
Slaughter Candler; second great-grandson of William
Candler; first cousin of Charles
Murphey Candler; first cousin once removed of Allen
Daniel Candler, William
Ezekiel Candler and George
Scott Candler; second cousin of Thomas
Slaughter Candler; second cousin twice removed of Mark
Anthony Cooper; fourth cousin of Joseph
Meriwether Terrell. |
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family of Georgia. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Hodges Samford (1866-1940) —
of Troy, Pike
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., August
7, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1900-05; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; Judge,
Alabama Court of Appeals, 1917-36.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died February
2, 1940 (age 73 years, 179
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, Ala.
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Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1947) —
also known as Thomas D. Samford —
of Opelika, Lee
County, Ala.
Born in Auburn, Lee
County, Ala., November
2, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president, Bank of
Opelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & Samford Grocery Co.;
U.S.
Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
26, 1947 (age 78 years, 116
days).
Interment at Rosemere
Cemetery, Opelika, Ala.
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Armstead Brown (1875-1951) —
also known as Thomas Armstead Brown —
of Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga., June 6,
1875.
Lawyer;
Chambers
County Solicitor, 1898-1902; municipal judge in Alabama, 1911-15;
general solicitor, Florida East Coast Railway,
and Florida East Coast Hotel
Co.; justice of
Florida state supreme court, 1925-46; chief
justice of Florida state supreme court, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died October
29, 1951 (age 76 years, 145
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Tallahassee, Fla.
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George Scott Candler (1887-1973) —
also known as Scott Candler —
of Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., June 23,
1887.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Died in Decatur, DeKalb
County, Ga., February
13, 1973 (age 85 years, 235
days).
Interment at Decatur
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
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Thomas Slaughter Candler (1890-1971) —
also known as Thomas S. Candler —
of Blairsville, Union
County, Ga.
Born in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., December
15, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Union County Democratic Party, 1920-39; superior court judge in
Georgia, 1939-45; justice of
Georgia state supreme court, 1945-66.
Methodist.
Member, Blue
Key; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Blairsville, Union
County, Ga., 1971
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Union
Memory Garden, Blairsville, Ga.
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