United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981834/1910Allen D. Candler served as governor of Georgia from 1898 to 1902 and was a resident of Banks County. Candler County, created in southeast Georgia in 1914, was named for him.Photograph of Allen D. Candler. He wears a suit and bow tie in this portrait. He has a white beard. Candler served as governor of Georgia from 1898 to 1902 and was a resident of Banks County. Candler County, created in southeast Georgia in 1914, was named for him. The last governor to be both a veteran of the Civil War (1861-65) and a Georgia native, Candler may have made his greatest contribution to the state after his retirement from politics, when he became the first compiler of Georgia records.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/candler-countyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/candler-countyForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaGeorgia Photo File, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GAGovernors--GeorgiaHistorians--Georgia--AtlantaPoliticians--Georgia--AtlantaLegislators--GeorgiaMen--Georgia--AtlantaAllen D. CandlerStillImage