John Collier (judge)

John Collier (judge)

Judge John Collier (b.1815 - d.1892) 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. [cite book
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title = Historic Oakland Cemetery
publisher = Arcadia
date = 2001
location = Charleston, SC
isbn = 0738513555
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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

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 Jenkins. [cite book
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first = Wallace P.
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title = History of Atlanta, Georgia With Illustrations And Biographical Sketches 0f Some Of It's Prominent Men And Pioneers.
publisher = D. Mason & Co.
date = 1889
location = Syracuse, NY
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]

Collier died in 1892. He is interred in the Collier Mausoleum, Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta.

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List of mayors of Atlanta

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