List of United States Political Families (C) - The Candlers

The Candlers

• William Candler (1736–1784), member of the Georgia Legislature. Grandfather of Daniel Gill Candler.
  • Daniel Gill Candler (1812–1887), Mayor of Gainesville, Georgia. Grandson of William Candler.
    • Allen D. Candler (1834–1910), Mayor of Gainesville, Georgia; Georgia State Representative 1873-1877; Georgia State Senator 1878-1879; U.S. Representative from Georgia 1883-1891; Georgia Secretary of State 1894-1898; Governor of Georgia 1898-1902. Son of Daniel Gill Candler.
    • Milton A. Candler (1837–1909), Georgia State Representative 1861-1863, delegate to the Georgia Constitutional Convention 1865, Georgia State Senator 1868-1872, delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1872 1876, U.S. Representative from Georgia 1875-1879. Cousin of Allen D. Candler.
      • Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr. (1862–1944), Alcorn County, Mississippi Democratic Committeeman; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 1901-1921; Mayor of Corinth, Mississippi 1933-1937. Nephew of Milton A. Candler.
      • Charles Murphey Candler, Georgia State Representative 1886-1904 1907-1908, Georgia State Senator 1905-1906. First cousin of Ezekiel S. Candler, Jr.

NOTE: Allen D. Candler and Milton A. Candler were also second cousins once removed of U.S. Representative Mark Anthony Cooper and third cousins once removed of U.S. Senator Joseph Meriwether Terrell. Milton A. Candler was also son-in-law of U.S. Representative Charles Murphey.