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Samuel Bacon Spencer | |
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| Mayor of Atlanta | |
| In office January 1874 – January 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Cicero C. Hammock |
| Succeeded by | Cicero C. Hammock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Bacon Spencer December 26, 1827 Liberty County, Georgia |
| Died | October 16, 1901 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery Atlanta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Oglethorpe University |
Samuel Bacon Spencer (December 26, 1827 – October 16, 1901) was the last mayor of Atlanta, Georgia to serve a one-year term.
Spencer was born on December 26, 1827, in Liberty County, Georgia.[1] In 2848, Spencer graduated from Oglethorpe University in Milledgeville, Georgia.[2]. On December 12, 1849, in Liberty County, Georgia, he married the former Mary Baker.[3] He was a teacher in Greene County and Lumpkin County before beginning to practice law in 1854 in Thomasville. He was a major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. In 1870, Spencer moved to Atlanta and continued practicing law. On December 3, 1873, as the unopposed Democratic candidate, Spencer was elected mayor of Atlanta with 798 votes.[4] Spencer died in Atlanta on October 16, 1901.[5]
- ^ "Maj Samuel Bacon Spencer". Find-A-Grave. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Tankersley, Alan (1959). College Life at Old Oglethorpe. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 157.
- ^ County Marriage Records, 1828-1978. Morrow, GA: Georgia Archives.
- ^ Garrett, Franklin M. (1969). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1820s-1870s. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press. p. 902.
- ^ "Maj Samuel Bacon Spencer". Find-A-Grave. Retrieved 7 August 2022.