Description: A prominent justice of the Georgia Supreme Court(1 of the 5 state justices born or raised in Union County) whose cousin is former Coca-Cola tycoon, Asa Griggs Candler
Birthplace: Union County, GA
Resting Place: Union Memory Garden, Blairsville, GA
Occupation: Associate Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court; Georgia Superior Court Judge for the Northeastern District ; Attorney; Mayor of Blairsville ; Union County Schools Board of Education
Spouse(s): Augusta Beulah Cook Candler
Children: Sarah Candler Gilliland; William Ezekiel "Buck" Candler; Nell Candler McNeil; Thomas Slaughter Candler, Jr.
Parents: William Ezekiel Candler; Elizabeth Mary Haralson Candler
Awards: A monument was dedicated to him at Brasstown Bald for his involvement in donating his land from the mountain for the purpose of a visitor's center.
Facts of Interest: 1. He was a closely related cousin to former Coca-Cola tycoon, Asa Griggs Candler.
2. He was once featured and highlighted in Newsweek Magazine in an article titled "Circuit-Riding Judge".
3. He drove to and from Atlanta for work every single day, making him the only Union Countian Justice to never leave his native Union County in his 21 years as a Georgia Supreme Court Associate Justice.
4. The home that he, his wife, and children resided in now currently occupies North Georgia Beverage.
5. His childhood home once stood in place of the building that is now occupied by Cabin Coffee Company.