Warren Akin, Sr. - Cartersville, GA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

County of plaque: Bartow County
Location of plaque: Friendship Plaza fence, behind train depot, Cartersville
Plaque erected: 2001
Plaque erected by: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau

Plaque text:

WARREN AKIN, SR. Lawyer, minister, politician. Born Elbert County, Georgia, October 9, 1811. Died Cartersville, Georgia, December 17, 1877; buried Cassville Cemetery.

Opened law office in Cassville, Georgia in 1836, argued first case before Georgia's Supreme Court in 1848.

Ordained Methodist Minister and Trustee of Emory College.

From 1861 to 1863 served as Speaker of Georgia House of Representatives, as Confederate Congressman from 1864 to end of the War Between the States.

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Group that erected the marker: Cartersville-Bartow Convention & Visitors Bureau URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link] Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: #1 Freiendship Plaza Cartersville, GA USA 30120

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