- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- John M. Slaton Residence
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1980
- Subject:
- Gates--Georgia--Atlanta
Driveways--Georgia--Atlanta
Trees--Georgia--Atlanta
Landscapes - People:
- Slaton, John M.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Peachtree Road, 33.8506652, -84.3619498 - Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Residence-Slaton, John Marshall. 2962 Peachtree Road NW."Wingfield." Slaton, John Marshall Gates. Peachtree entrance gates of "Wing Field" estate of Gov. John M. Slaton 2962 Peachtree Road, Atlanta Georgia.
View of the entrance gate to Wingfield, the estate of Georgia Governor John M. Slaton, on Peachtree Road in Atlanta, Georgia.
driveways; gates; trees; landscapes
John M. Slaton (1866-1955) was an Atlanta attorney and politician. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1896 to 1909 and served as the Speaker of the House during the last four years of his tenure. He subsequently served in the Georgia State Senate until 1913. In 1911, he was appointed acting governor of Georgia after Hoke Smith was elected to the United States Senate. Slaton was later elected to his own term as governor in 1913. While governor, Slaton famously commuted the death sentence of Leo Frank, who had been convicted of murdering one of his employees Mary Phagan; Frank was later abducted from prison by a mob and lynched. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.3020.001
ahc1703020001a - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/1666
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
