A began his life's work as a Methodist minister in Atlanta.[3]
He was President of Emory College from 1888 to 1898/Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
26 JAN 1900.
Notice in the Huntsville Star newspaper that Bishop Warren Candler is headed to Havana Cuba with $5000 to establish the first church and school of the Methodist denomination in Cuba/Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA. [4]
1914
He fought for traditional values, forbidding such activities as dramatics clubs & intercollegiate athletics (while encouraging intramural sports). He established law, medical and theology
1914
Became the first Chancellor of Emory University, and continued in that capacity until 1920./Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
President of Emory University.
1922
He was elected Bishop in Methodist Episcopal Church/Georgia, USA.
Elected Bishop.
1898
He was elected Bishop in Methodist Episcopal Church/Georgia, USA.
Chancellor of Emory University
He passed away in 1941.
Buried Oxford Historical Cemetery ------- Find A Grave Memorial# 37816894/Oxford, Newton, Georgia, USA. [5]
Notes
Reverend Warren Akin Candler is listed in the Find A Grave Index,[6] He is buried at Oxford Historical Cemetery in Oxford, Newton County, Georgia.[7]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMH-TYZ : accessed 15 September 2015), Warren A Candler in household of S C Candler, 2nd Dist, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing p. 16, household ID 115, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,113.
↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSK-P8B : accessed 16 September 2015), Warren A Candler in household of Charles C Candler, Georgia, United States; citing p. 5, family 36, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.
↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK3-CQRM : accessed 13 September 2015), Rev Warren Akin Candler Sr, 1941; Burial, Oxford, Newton, Georgia, United States of America, Oxford Historical Cemetery; citing record ID 37816894.
Source: S313 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
Source: S346 Ancestry.com Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama, United States Of America. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.Original data: Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama, Unit; Repository: #R1
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