William J. Northen
William Jonathan Northen | |
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John Brown Gordon | |
| Succeeded by | William Yates Atkinson |
| Georgia State Senate | |
| In office 1885–1887 | |
| Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Jonathan Northen July 9, 1835 |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Martha Neel (m. 1860) |
| Alma mater | Mercer University |
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William Jonathan Northen (July 9, 1835 – March 25, 1913), was the
Early life
Born in
Religious life
Northen was president of the Georgia Baptist Convention from 1892 to 1910,[4] and president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1899 to 1901.[5]
Political life
Forced to resign from teaching, Northen began to farm.[citation needed] After the Civil War, farming in Georgia needed reform. Northen set his sights on the Georgia House of Representatives, where he earned the trust of fellow farmers in the same situation as he. He uplifted the spirits of his fellow Georgians, who elected him to two terms in the state House, one term in the state Senate, and president of the Georgia Agricultural Society. He was elected to his first term as governor in 1890.
Northen was a
He was a proponent of temperance, and offered a temperance bill to the Georgia General Assembly on July 14, 1881. The bill passed the House, but was swiftly defeated in the Senate.[9]
Despite opposition from Thomas E. Watson, who supported the Populist Party's candidate, Northen won a second term as governor in 1892.
Death and legacy
Northen contributed to the history of Georgia by compiling a seven-volume collection of biographical essays, published between 1907 and 1912, titled Men of Mark in Georgia. In 1911, he replaced Allen D. Candler as compiler of state records and contributed to the ongoing publication of the Colonial Records of Georgia series.
He died in 1913, in
See also
- List of Southern Baptist Convention affiliated people
- Southern Baptist Convention
- Southern Baptist Convention Presidents
References
- ^ Raybon, S. Paul (1992). "Stick by the old paths: an inquiry into the Southern Baptist response to Populism". American Baptist Quarterly. 11 (3): 241.
- ^ Casey, Cater, "To Pick Up Again the Cross of Missionary Work: W. J. Northen's Politics of Race, Religion, and Reform, 1890-1911" Georgia Baptist History (2008), Vol. 21, pp 23-41
- ^ Casey P. Cater, "William J. Northen (1835-1913)". New Georgia Encyclopedia (2014).
- ^ Raybon, S. Paul (1992). "Stick by the old paths: an inquiry into the Southern Baptist response to Populism". American Baptist Quarterly. 11 (3): 241. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ISBN 080542668X. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Raybon, S. Paul (1992). "Stick by the old paths: an inquiry into the Southern Baptist response to Populism". American Baptist Quarterly. 11 (3): 241. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Harvey, Paul (2012). "'The right-minded members of that race': southern religious progressives confront race, 1880-1930". Perspectives in Religious Studies. 39 (3): 242. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ISBN 9781409409090.
- ^ Wagner, Michael A. (2009). "'As Gold Is Tried In The Fire, So Hearts Must Be Tried By Pain': The Temperance Movement in Georgia and the Local Option Law of 1885". Georgia Historical Quarterly. 93 (1). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
External links
- William J. Northen, ed. (1910). Men of Mark in Georgia (PDF) (Volume II ed.). Atlanta, Georgia: A. B. Caldwell. pp. 353–356. Retrieved December 28, 2006.
Georgia Scenes.
- Portrait of William J. Northen
- Gov. William Jonathan Northen historical marker
- William J. Northen at Find a Grave
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