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John Marshall Slaton, or Jack Slaton, (December 25, 1866 – January 11, 1955) served two non-consecutive terms as the 60th Governor of Georgia. His political career was ended in 1915 after he commuted the death penalty sentence of Atlanta factory boss Leo Frank, who had been convicted for the murder of a teenage girl employee. Because of Slaton's law firm partnership with Frank’s defense counsel, claims were made that Slaton's involvement raised a conflict of interest. Soon after Slaton's action, Frank was lynched. After Staton's term as governor ended, he and his wife left the state for a decade. Slaton later served as president of the Georgia State Bar Association. thumb ==Biography== Slaton was born in Meriwether County, Georgia. Slaton received a master of arts degree with highest honors from the University of Georgia in 1886 where he joined Chi Phi Fraternity and the Phi Kappa Literary Society. Slaton married Sarah Frances Grant in 1898. Slaton's additional political service includes: * Georgia House of Representatives, representing Fulton County (1896–1909) * Speaker of the Georgia House (1905–1909) * Georgia Senate, representing the 35th District (1909–1913) * President of State Senate (1909–1911) After Governor Hoke Smith was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1911, Slaton was appointed acting governor and served in that capacity from 1911 to 1912. Slaton was later elected to the governorship for a non-consecutive second term (1913 to 1915). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John M. Slaton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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