Milton Anthony Candler (January 11, 1837 – August 8, 1909) was an American

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 politician and lawyer.

Candler was born in Campbellton

Campbellton, Georgia

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, Georgia

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. He graduated from the University of Georgia

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 (UGA) in Athens

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 in 1854. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1856 and began practice in Cassville, Georgia

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. The following year he moved to Decatur, Georgia

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.

After serving in the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1861 through 1863, Candler was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1865 and the Democratic National Convention

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 in 1872 and 1876. His next elected political office was in the Georgia Senate

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 from 1868 until 1872. In 1876, Candler was elected to the United States House of Representatives

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 and was re-elected in 1878. After withdrawing his nomination in 1878, Candler returned to his law practice in Decatur and died in that city in 1909 and was buried in Decatur Cemetery.