Summary
William Gordon Brantley (September 18, 1860 – September 11, 1934) was an American politician and lawyer.
William G. Brantley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Henry G. Turner |
| Succeeded by | John Randall Walker |
| Member of the Georgia Senate | |
| In office 1886-1887 | |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1884-1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1860 Blackshear, Georgia |
| Died | September 11, 1934 (aged 73) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Brantley was born in Blackshear, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, gained admission to the state bar in 1881, and began practicing law in Blackshear.
Brantley was elected to the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885 and the Georgia Senate in 1886 and 1887. In 1888, he became solicitor general of the Brunswick, Georgia Circuit Court. In 1896, Brantley successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives and was re-elected seven more terms until deciding not to run for re-election in 1912.[1] Brantley served as a delegate the Democratic National Convention in that year.
After his congressional service, Brantley remained in Washington, D.C. to practice law. He died in that city in 1934 and was buried in Blackshear Cemetery in the town of his birth.
Congressman Brantley is the namesake to Brantley County, Georgia.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 18. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
References edit
- United States Congress. "William G. Brantley (id: B000770)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- GeorgiaInfo Brantley County Courthouse History
- GeorgiaInfo record of the Brantley County State Historical Marker
- History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia, ca. 1949, p.1161
External links edit
- Works by or about William G. Brantley at Internet Archive