Brantley was born in Blackshear, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, gained admission to the state bar in 1881, and began practicing law in Blackshear.
After his congressional service, Brantley remained in Washington, D.C. to practice law. He died in that city in 1934 and was buried in Blackshear Cemetery in the town of his birth.
^"S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 18. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins(PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 24. ISBN0-915430-00-2.
william, brantley, confederate, general, william, brantley, william, gordon, brantley, september, 1860, september, 1934, american, politician, lawyer, member, house, representatives, from, georgia, 11th, districtin, office, march, 1897, march, 1913preceded, by. For the Confederate general see William F Brantley William Gordon Brantley September 18 1860 September 11 1934 was an American politician and lawyer William G BrantleyMember of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 11th districtIn office March 4 1897 March 3 1913Preceded byHenry G TurnerSucceeded byJohn Randall WalkerMember of the Georgia SenateIn office 1886 1887Member of the Georgia House of RepresentativesIn office 1884 1885Personal detailsBorn 1860 09 18 September 18 1860Blackshear GeorgiaDiedSeptember 11 1934 1934 09 11 aged 73 Washington D C Political partyDemocraticAlma materUniversity of GeorgiaOccupationlawyer Brantley was born in Blackshear Georgia He attended the University of Georgia UGA in Athens gained admission to the state bar in 1881 and began practicing law in Blackshear Brantley was elected to the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1884 and 1885 and the Georgia Senate in 1886 and 1887 In 1888 he became solicitor general of the Brunswick Georgia Circuit Court In 1896 Brantley successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives and was re elected seven more terms until deciding not to run for re election in 1912 1 Brantley served as a delegate the Democratic National Convention in that year After his congressional service Brantley remained in Washington D C to practice law He died in that city in 1934 and was buried in Blackshear Cemetery in the town of his birth Congressman Brantley is the namesake to Brantley County Georgia 2 Notes edit S Doc 58 1 Fifty eighth Congress Extraordinary session beginning November 9 1903 Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A J Halford Special edition Corrections made to November 5 1903 GovInfo gov U S Government Printing Office 9 November 1903 p 18 Retrieved 2 July 2023 Krakow Kenneth K 1975 Georgia Place Names Their History and Origins PDF Macon GA Winship Press p 24 ISBN 0 915430 00 2 References editUnited States Congress William G Brantley id B000770 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress GeorgiaInfo Brantley County Courthouse History GeorgiaInfo record of the Brantley County State Historical Marker History of the University of Georgia Thomas Walter Reed Imprint Athens Georgia University of Georgia ca 1949 p 1161External links editWorks by or about William G Brantley at Internet Archive U S House of Representatives Preceded byHenry G Turner Member of the U S House of Representatives from Georgia s 11th congressional districtMarch 4 1897 March 3 1913 Succeeded byJohn Randall Walker nbsp nbsp This article about a politician from the U S state of Georgia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William G Brantley amp oldid 1177700998, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
