Early-Baker County GaArchives News.....Early & Baker Senatorial Convention June 18 1845
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18 June 1845
     The Early and Baker Senatorial Convention which met at Concord on the 12th 
inst, nominated Mr. John Colley was the Democratic candidate to represent this 
Senatorial District in the next Legislature.
     Mr. Colley has sevral times served in the legislature as the 
Representative of this County, and at the last session as Senator.  Like our 
candidate for Representative, Mr. Hentz, he is a plain farmer, a man of 
unexceptionable character, both in his public and private relations, and is 
well and favorably known to the whole county.  The proceedings of the 
Convention will appear in our next.

[Another article in the next issue.]
25 June 1845
     Senatorial Convention.
     On Thursday, the 12th inst., the Democratic Convention, of Early, and 
Baker counties, met at Concord, according to previous arangement, for the 
purpose of nominating a Senator.
     PRESENT—THE DELEGATION FROM EARLY.—
Messrs. J. B. Brown, J. McCorquodale, E.  Hays, Hays, B Roberts, and W Sutton.
     DELEGATION FROM BAKER.—Messrs. J. T. Sims, G W Collier, W Cooper, W 
Luckey, C W Roby, D B Rich.
     On motion of G W Collier, Dr. J T Sims, was appointed Chairman, and J B 
Brown, Secretary.  Upon consultation it was agreed between the Delegates, from 
the two counties, that the first Senator should be nominated by the Baker 
county Delegation, subject to the concurrence of the Delegates from Early, and 
that the next, succeeding Senator, should be nominated by Delegates from Early, 
subject to the concurrence of Delegates from Baker, and so on alternately.
     On motion of Maj. D. B. Rich, John Colley, Esq. was unanimously nominated.
     On motion, the Chairman appointed, Messrs. J. B. Brown, J. McCorquadale, 
and Wm Sutton, a committee, to inform Mr. Colley, of his nomination.—The 
committee having performed their duty, reported that Mr. Colley, after some 
hesitation, on account of his personal affairs,  had accepted the nomination.
     On motion of J B Brown, Esq., Resolved that the proceedings of the 
Convention be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published in the Albany 
Patriot.
     The Convention then adjourned, sine die.
                 JOHN T. SIMS, Chairman.
JAMES B. BROWN, Sec’y.


Additional Comments:
John Colley was born 29 Dec 1809 Wilkinson Co Ga & died 28 Jan 1892 Calhoun Co 
GA [toombstone, will.]  His first wife was [Lovissa] Loftin b abt 1806, died 
bef 1847 Baker Co GA. [Wife Proven to be Loftin by James Loftin Troup Co GA 
will giving property to his granddaughter Mary Jane Roberts of Calhoun Co GA, 
d/o John Colley.] John Colley later [abt 1847] married Mary Ann  ___, b abt 
1831 Wilkinson Co GA [Baker Co 1850 census.]

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