John Collier (judge)
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Judge John Collier was a Superior Court
judge from Atlanta, Georgia
, commonly considered one of the city's 'founding fathers.' Collier filed the charter which renamed the city of 'Marthasville' to 'Atlanta' in 1848.
Judge Collier was among the Atlanta area's earliest white settlers. His father, Meredith Collier, settled on a plot of land near the neighborhood that is now known as 'Ansley Park'. Judge Collier's brother, Washington Collier, is widely touted as being one of Atlanta's first settlers. Presumably 'Wash' Collier ended up becoming the more notable of the clan because he opened and ran one of the first general stores near Atlanta's original railroad head and operated Atlanta's first mail service.
Judge Collier was the father of Charles A. Collier, a notable Georgia politician and attorney who served as Mayor of Atlanta in the latter years of the 19th Century.
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Collier was listed as a Member of the Bar in Atlanta in 1852. He later went on to serve in the Georgia State Senate and in 1867 was appointed 'Judge of the Circuit' (Superior Court) by Georgia Governor Charles J. Jenkins
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Collier died in 1892. He is interred in the Collier Mausoleum, Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.
Superior court
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general competence which typically has unlimited jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases...
judge from Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, commonly considered one of the city's 'founding fathers.' Collier filed the charter which renamed the city of 'Marthasville' to 'Atlanta' in 1848.
Judge Collier was among the Atlanta area's earliest white settlers. His father, Meredith Collier, settled on a plot of land near the neighborhood that is now known as 'Ansley Park'. Judge Collier's brother, Washington Collier, is widely touted as being one of Atlanta's first settlers. Presumably 'Wash' Collier ended up becoming the more notable of the clan because he opened and ran one of the first general stores near Atlanta's original railroad head and operated Atlanta's first mail service.
Judge Collier was the father of Charles A. Collier, a notable Georgia politician and attorney who served as Mayor of Atlanta in the latter years of the 19th Century.
Biography
John Collier was born on May 6, 1815 in Gwinnett County, GeorgiaGwinnett County, Georgia
, Gwinnett County had a population of 805,321. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 53.3% white , 23.6% black , 2.7% Korean, 2.6% Asian Indian, 2.0% Vietnamese, 3.3% other Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.8% some other race and 3.1% from two or more races...
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Collier was listed as a Member of the Bar in Atlanta in 1852. He later went on to serve in the Georgia State Senate and in 1867 was appointed 'Judge of the Circuit' (Superior Court) by Georgia Governor Charles J. Jenkins
Charles J. Jenkins
Charles Jones Jenkins was a politician from Georgia, U.S..-Biography:Jenkins was born in South Carolina. His family moved to Jefferson County, Georgia, and Jenkins attended the University of Georgia in Athens at a young age; his exact dates of attendance are not known...
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Collier died in 1892. He is interred in the Collier Mausoleum, Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.