John Marshall Slaton collection, 1860-1955 (bulk 1880-1914).
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Georgia. General Assembly
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During the Revolutionary War, those who remained loyal to England were labeled as "Tories" or "Loyalists." While some Loyalists were pardoned after pledging allegiance to the new country and joining Georgia militias and legions, all others were found guilty of treason. The Confiscation and Banishment Act of 1782 allowed the legislature to seize the property of all Loyalists, including the property of those who had fled the state. From the description of Loyalists papers, ca. 1782 (Ge...
Frank, Leo, 1884-1915
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Leo Frank, a Jewish Atlanta businessman and Superintendent and Vice President of the National Pencil Factory, Atlanta, Georgia, was born 17 April 1884, in Paris, Texas, and died 17 August 1915, in Marietta, Georgia. Frank was sentenced to death by hanging (1913) for the murder of Mary Phagan, an employee he supervised at the National Pencil Factory. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment (July 1915) because of doubt by some trial officials as to his guilt. Frank was abducted by a mob (Au...
Atkinson, Samuel Carter.
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Slaton, John M.
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John Marshall Slaton (1866-1955) was the son of William Franklin and Nancy Martin Slaton and husband of Sally Francis Grant. He was a University of Georgia student and then Governor of Georgia (1913-1915). From the description of Letters to his father, 1883-1886. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 263979362 John M. Slaton was a lawyer and politician, serving as governor, 1911-1912 and 1913-1915. From the description of John Marshall Slaton collection ad...
Grant family.
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