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Hall County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hall County

Index to Locations Gainesville Alta Vista Cemetery Alta Vista Cemetery Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   James Milton Smith (1823-1890) — of Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. Born in Twiggs County, Ga., October 24, 1823. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1855; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1870; Governor of Georgia, 1872-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1876; state court judge in Georgia, 1888-90. Died in Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga., November 26, 1890 (age 67 years, 33 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   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.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Gill Candler and Nancy Caroline (Matthews) Candler; married, January 12, 1864, to Eugenia Williams; nephew of Samuel Charles Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and John Slaughter Candler; first cousin once removed of Charles Murphey Candler, Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. and Thomas Slaughter Candler; first cousin twice removed of George Scott Candler; second cousin once removed of Mark Anthony Cooper; third cousin once removed of Joseph Meriwether Terrell.   Political family: Candler family of Georgia.   Candler County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Longstreet (1821-1904) — also known as "Old Pete" — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La.; Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., January 8, 1821. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1880-81. Died in Gainesville, Hall County, Ga., January 2, 1904 (age 82 years, 359 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery.   The World War II Liberty ship SS James Longstreet (built 1942 at Houston, Texas; wrecked 1943, used as target until 1970, sunk 1996 in Cape Cod Bay) was named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier   Thomas Montgomery Bell (1861-1941) — also known as Thomas M. Bell — of Gainesville, Hall County, Ga. Born in Nachoochee Valley, White County, Ga., March 17, 1861. Democrat. Traveling salesman; Hall County Superior Court Clerk, 1898-1905; U.S. Representative from Georgia 9th District, 1905-31. Methodist. Died in Gainesville, Hall County, Ga., March 18, 1941 (age 80 years, 1 days). Interment at Alta Vista Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of W. B. Bell and Kate (McAfee) Bell; married, April 2, 1885, to Mary Ellen Winburn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Candler and Sarah (Slaughter) Candler; brother of Samuel Charles Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; father of Allen Daniel Candler; uncle of Milton Anthony Candler, Asa Griggs Candler, William Ezekiel Candler and John Slaughter Candler; grandson of William Candler; granduncle of Charles Murphey Candler, Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. and Thomas Slaughter Candler; great-granduncle of George Scott Candler.   Political family: Candler family of Georgia.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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