Judge John Slaughter Candler

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John Slaughter Candler was a prominent lawyer and judge in Atlanta, Georgia. Candler died on December 9, 1941 and is buried in Atlanta.

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).

Relatives: Son of Samuel Charles Candler and Martha Bernetta (Beall) Candler (1819-1897); brother of Milton Anthony Candler (1837-1909) and Asa Griggs Candler; married, January 16, 1884, to Margaret Louise 'Lula' Garnie (1862-1905); married 1906 to Florida 'Florrie' (George) Anderson; nephew of Daniel Gill Candler and Ezekiel Slaughter Candler; uncle of Charles Murphey Candler and Ezekiel Samuel Candler, Jr.; granduncle of George Scott Candler; great-grandson of William Candler; first cousin of Allen Daniel Candler; first cousin once removed of Thomas Slaughter Candler.