Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (January 18, 1862 – December 18, 1944) was a
United States representative
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from
Mississippi
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. He was the nephew of
Milton A. Candler and cousin of
Allen Daniel Candler. He was born in
Belleville, Florida. Later, he moved with his parents to
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Tishomingo County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,593. Its county seat is Iuka.
History
Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Ch ...
in 1870. He attended the common schools and
Iuka Male Academy and was graduated from the law department of the
University of Mississippi
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at Oxford in 1881. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in
Iuka, Mississippi
Iuka is a city in and the county seat of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. Its population was 3,028 at the 2010 census. Woodall Mountain, the highest point in Mississippi, is located just south of Iuka.
History
Iuka is built on ...
.
Candler served as chairman of the Democratic executive committee of
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Tishomingo County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 19,593. Its county seat is Iuka.
History
Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Ch ...
in 1884. He moved to
Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee.
Histor ...
in 1887 and continued the practice of law. He was member of the Democratic executive committee of
Alcorn County, Mississippi
Alcorn County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,057. Its county seat is Corinth. The county is named in honor of Governor James L. Alcorn.
The Corinth ...
for several years.
Candler was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1921). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (
Sixty-seventh Congress
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). He was unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920, losing to
John E. Rankin
John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
. After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession. He served as mayor of Corinth, Mississippi 1933-1937 and died there in 1944. He was buried in Henry Cemetery.
References
1862 births
1944 deaths
People from Corinth, Mississippi
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
Mayors of places in Mississippi
People from Iuka, Mississippi
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