Hon. Milton Anthony Candler^[1]

1837 - 1909  (72 years)

• Name	Milton Anthony Candler
  		Hon. Milton Anthony Candler (1837-1909)
  Title	Hon.
  Born	11 Jan 1837	Campbellton, Fulton, Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Carroll County, Georgia   [2]
  Residence	1860	Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia   [3]
  Political	25 Oct 1865	Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia   [4]
  	Delegate, Constitutional Convention of Georgia.
  Residence	1870	Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia   [5]
  Political	9 - 10 Jul 1872	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
  	Delegate, Democratic National Convention.
  Political	27 - 29 Jun 1876	St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
  	Delegate, Democratic National Convention.
  Political	1875 - 1879	Washington, District of Columbia   [6]
  	Representative, 5th District of Georgia, U.S. House of Representatives.
  Residence	1880	Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia   [7]
  Residence	1900	Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia   [8]
  Died	8 Aug 1909	Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia
  Buried	Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia
  		Findagrave memorial for Milton Anthony Candler ID 9788 Photographed
  Notes	CANDLER, Milton Anthony, (uncle of Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr., and cousin of Allen Daniel Candler), a Representative from Georgia; born near Campbellton, Campbell County, Ga., January 11, 1837; attended private schools; was graduated from the University of Georgia at Athens in 1854; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1856 and commenced practice in Cassville, Bartow County, Ga.; moved to Decatur in 1857; member of the State house of representatives 1861-1863; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1865; served in the State senate 1868-1872; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1872 and 1876; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875-March 3, 1879); was a candidate for renomination in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress, but withdrew because of the adoption of a free-silver plank by the district convention; resumed the practice of law; died in Decatur, De Kalb County, Ga., August 8, 1909; interment in Decatur Cemetery. [9]
  Person ID	I20891	Dickinson
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel Charles Candler,   b. 6 Dec 1809, Columbia County, Georgia ,   d. 13 Nov 1873, Villa Rica, Carroll, Georgia  (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Bernetta Beall,   b. 6 Dec 1819, Franklin County, Georgia ,   d. 3 Jul 1897, Villa Rica, Carroll, Georgia  (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	8 Dec 1833	Georgia   [10]
  Family ID	F6520	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Caroline Murphey,   b. 22 Oct 1839, Georgia ,   d. 4 Jan 1917, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia  (Age 77 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1857
  Children	+ 1. Charles Murphey Candler,   b. 17 Mar 1858, Georgia ,   d. 7 Aug 1935  (Age 77 years)  [Birth] + 2. Samuel Charles Candler,   b. 9 Oct 1859, Georgia ,   d. 14 Dec 1924, San Francisco, San Francisco, California  (Age 65 years)  [Birth] + 3. Milton Anthony Candler,   b. 4 Nov 1861, Georgia ,   d. 12 Oct 1893, Georgia  (Age 31 years)  [Birth]   4. Laura Eliza Candler,   b. 4 Feb 1864, Georgia ,   d. 16 Oct 1880, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia  (Age 16 years)  [Birth] + 5. Florence Candler,   b. 23 Oct 1867, Georgia ,   d. 10 Jun 1940, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia  (Age 72 years)  [Birth]   6. Maury Lee Candler,   b. 13 Feb 1873, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia ,   d. 5 Apr 1889, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia  (Age 16 years)  [Birth] + 7. Claude Candler,   b. 25 Sep 1877, Georgia ,   d. 21 Dec 1972, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia  (Age 95 years)  [Birth] + 8. Ruth Candler,   b. 24 Jan 1880, Georgia ,   d. 5 Nov 1960, DeKalb County, Alabama  (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F6529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Jan 1837 - Campbellton, Fulton, Georgia Residence - 1850 - Carroll County, Georgia Residence - 1860 - Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia Political - Delegate, Constitutional Convention of Georgia. - 25 Oct 1865 - Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia Residence - 1870 - Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia Political - Delegate, Democratic National Convention. - 9 - 10 Jul 1872 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Political - Delegate, Democratic National Convention. - 27 - 29 Jun 1876 - St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri Political - Representative, 5th District of Georgia, U.S. House of Representatives. - 1875 - 1879 - Washington, District of Columbia Residence - 1880 - Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia Residence - 1900 - Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia Died - 8 Aug 1909 - Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia Buried - - Decatur Cemetery, Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "Milton A. Candler" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_A._Candler. [S007856] 1850 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850), Census Place: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia; Roll: M432_63; Page: 9A; Image: 22. Name: Milton Candler Age: 13 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1850: Division 11, Carroll, Georgia, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 109 F C Candler 46 Martha B Candler 30 Milton Candler 13 E S Candler 11 Noble D Candler 9 Julia F Candler 7 Sarah D Candler 5 Wm B Candler 3 Ezekiel F Candler 1 [S014287] 1860 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), Census Place: Decatur District, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: M653_119; Page: 297; Family History Library Film: 803119. Name: M A Candler Age: 23 Birth Year: abt 1837 Gender: Male Birth Place: Georgia Home in 1860: Decatur District, DeKalb, Georgia Post Office: Decatur Dwelling Number: 288 Family Number: 288 Occupation: Attorney At Law Real Estate Value: 5000 Personal Estate Value: 6000 M A Candler 23 Eliza C Candler 20 Charles M Candler 2 Samuel C Candler 7 Months [S481] Official history of Fulton County, Walter G. Cooper, (Atlanta: W. W. Brown Pub. Co., 1934), 201. [S013899] 1870 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1870), Census Place: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: M593_147; Page: 225B; Family History Library Film: 545646. Name: Milton A Candler Age in 1870: 33 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birthplace: Georgia Dwelling Number: 229 Home in 1870: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Lawyer Male Citizen Over 21: Y Personal Estate Value: 2585 Real Estate Value: 25000 Inferred Spouse: Eliza Candler Inferred Children: Milton E Candler Laura E Candler Florence Candler C Murphy C Candler Samuel Candler [S478] The Political Graveyard, Lawrence Kestenbaum, (Ann Arbor, Michigan: politicalgraveyard.com), http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#724.36.90. [S014080] 1880 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880), Census Place: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia; Roll: 143; Page: 355D; Enumeration District: 048. Name: M. A. Candler Age: 43 Birth Date: Abt 1837 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1880: Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, USA Dwelling Number: 100 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Eliza C. Candler Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: Lawyer M. A. Candler 43 Eliza C. Candler 40 Murphy Candler 22 Samuel E. Candler 20 Milton A. Candler 18 Laura Candler 16 Florence Candler 12 Maury Lee Candler 7 Claude Candler 2 Ruth Candler 4/12 [S013029] 1900 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Census Place: Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0014. Name: Milton A Candler Age: 64 Birth Date: Jan 1836 Birthplace: Georgia Home in 1900: Decatur, De Kalb, Georgia Street: Barry Sheet Number: 1 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 17 Family Number: 19 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Eliza Candler Marriage Year: 1857 Years Married: 43 Father's Birthplace: Georgia Mother's Birthplace: Georgia Occupation: Lawyer Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English: Yes House Owned or Rented: O Farm or House: H Milton A Candler 64 Eliza Candler 60 Claude Candler 22 Ruth Candler 21 [S207263] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office 20xx), online., http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000112. [S336410] Georgia's Last Frontier: The Development of Caroll County, James C. Bonner, (Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1971), 106.