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Milton family of Georgia

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  John Milton (c.1740-1817) — of Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. Born in Halifax County, N.C., about 1740. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; secretary of state of Georgia, 1777-99; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; received 2 electoral votes, 1789; mayor of Augusta, Ga., 1792. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in 1817 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Hannah E. Spencer; grandfather of John Milton (1807-1865); second great-grandfather of William Hall Milton.
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
  Milton County, Georgia (created 1857, merged with Fulton County 1932) was named for him. The city of Milton (incorporated 2006), in the territory of the former county, is also named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Milton (1807-1865) — of Marianna, Jackson County, Fla. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., April 20, 1807. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; member of Florida state senate, 1848-49; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1860; Governor of Florida, 1861-65; died in office 1865. At the end of the Civil War, believing that "death would be preferable to reunion," he killed himself by gunshot, Marianna, Jackson County, Fla., April 1, 1865 (age 57 years, 346 days). Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Fla.
  Relatives: Son of Homer Virgil Milton and Elizabeth (Robinson) Milton; married, December 9, 1826, to Susan Cobb; married 1844 to Caroline Howze; grandson of John Milton (c.1740-1817); grandfather of William Hall Milton and Susie Cobb Milton (who married William Yates Atkinson).
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Yates Atkinson (1854-1899) — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Born in Oakland, Meriwether County, Ga., November 11, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-94; Speaker of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 1892-94; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1890-92; Governor of Georgia, 1894-98. Presbyterian. Died in Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., August 8, 1899 (age 44 years, 270 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  Relatives: Married 1880 to Susie Cobb Milton (granddaughter of John Milton); father of William Yates Atkinson Jr..
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
  Atkinson County, Ga. is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Hall Milton (1864-1942) — also known as William H. Milton — of Marianna, Jackson County, Fla. Born near Marianna, Jackson County, Fla., March 2, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; U.S. Surveyor-General for Florida, 1895-97; mayor of Marianna, Fla., 1898-99; candidate for Governor of Florida, 1900, 1912 (Democratic primary); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1908; member of Florida state legislature, 1900; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1908-09. Died in Marianna, Jackson County, Fla., January 4, 1942 (age 77 years, 308 days). Interment at St. Luke's Episcopal Cemetery, Marianna, Fla.
  Relatives: Grandson of John Milton (1807-1865); second great-grandson of John Milton (c.1740-1817).
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Yates Atkinson Jr. (1887-1953) — also known as William Y. Atkinson, Jr. — of Newnan, Coweta County, Ga. Born in Newnan, Coweta County, Ga., January 18, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Coweta County Democratic Party, 1916-20; solicitor general, Coweta Judicial Circuit, 1921-42; director, First National Bank of Newnan, Newnan Cotton Mills, Piedmont Hotel Co.; Georgia Democratic state chair, 1942; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1943-53. Presbyterian. Member, Kappa Alpha Order; Freemasons. Died November 28, 1953 (age 66 years, 314 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Ga.
  Relatives: Son of William Yates Atkinson and Susie Cobb (Milton) Atkinson; married, December 1, 1909, to Lourette Simms.
  Political family: Milton family of Georgia.
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