John S. Candler

John Slaughter Candler (October 22, 1861 – December 9, 1941) was an American judge and a colonel of the Spanish–American War. He was known for commanding the 3rd Georgia Volunteers during the war and as the Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1902 to 1906. He was also Georgia Superior Court judge from 1896 to 1902.

John Slaughter Candler
Candler during the Spanish–American War
Born(1861-10-22)October 22, 1861
Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 9, 1941(1941-12-09) (aged 80)
Location Unknown
Buried
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Volunteers
Years of service1898–1899
Rank Colonel
Commands held3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
WarsSpanish–American War
Alma materEmory University
Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
In office
1902–1906
Preceded bySamuel B. Adams
Succeeded bySamuel C. Atkinson

Biography

Candler was born on October 22, 1861, at Villa Rica, Georgia.[1] He was the son of Georgia State Representative Samuel C. Candler and Martha Bernetta Beall. During his years at Emory University, he was initiated at the Kappa Alpha Order in 1877 and elected Grand Historian in 1881. He managed to establish fourteen chapters, the Kappa Alpha Magazine and the first state association during his two terms.[2] Candler graduated from Emory when he was 19 years old and began teaching in DeKalb County.[3]

Candler then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1882.[4] From 1887 to 1892, he was made the Auditor General of Georgia. He was then made the Georgia Superior Court judge from 1896 to 1902.[5] He was also a Solicitor General of the Stone Mountain Circuit.[6]

During his life, Candler had married twice. He first married Marguerite Louise Garnie Candler in 1884 until her death in 1905.[7] He later married with Florrie George Anderson Candler until her death in 1935. He also had 2 children: Asa Warren Candler and Alice Garnie Candler Guy.[7][8] In 1902, he was made the Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1902 to 1906.[5]

Spanish–American War

Candler's career as a Superior Court judge was interrupted with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War. He enlisted in the United States Volunteers. He helped to organize and muster the 3rd Georgia Volunteer Infantry Regiment and the process was completed by August 24, 1898, at Camp Northen.[9] It remained there until November 21 when the regiment was sent to Savannah to prepare to embark for Cuba. In 1899, it returned to Georgia and was mustered out at Augusta the same year.[10] Before it was mustered out however, Candler commanded and led the regiment to Palmetto in a peacekeeping operation during the Lynching of Sam Hose.[11] He replaced Capt. W.W. Barker, who was the initial commander of the regiment sent to impose martial law.[12]

References
  1. Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits, Vo. I. Chicago: American Publishers' Association. p. 548.
  2. "John Slaughter Candler: 10th Knight Commander". Kappa Alpha Order. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. Hornady, John R. (2020). Atlanta - Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow. Loschberg: Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8496-5827-4.
  4. Cooper, Walter Gerald (1896). The Cotton States and International Exposition and South, Illustrated: Including the Official History of the Exposition. Atlanta, GA: Illustrator Company. p. 219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. Thomas William Herringshaw, ed. (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography: Contains Thirty-five Thousand Biographies of the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States; Illustrated with Three Thousand Vignette Portraits. p. 542. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. Distinguished Successful Americans of Our Day: Containing Biographies of Prominent Americans Now Living. Chicago: Successful Americans. 1912. p. 260. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. Candler, Allen Daniel (1902). Colonel William Candler of Georgia: His Ancestry and Progeny. Franklin Print. & Publishing Company. ISBN 9780598997074. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. "John Candler Residence". Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  9. Garrett, Franklin M. (2011). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s, Vol. II. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-8203-0264-5.
  10. "Berrien Men Prepared for Spanish-American War at Camp Northen, GA". Ray City History Blog. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  11. Candler, Pete (2019). "Erasure is Not Just a Fancy Theory". A Deeper South. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  12. Arnold, Edwin T. (2009). What Virtue There Is in Fire: Cultural Memory and the Lynching of Sam Hose. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-8203-4064-7.
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