Courtland S. Winn (1863–1940) was an American polititian. Image File history File links CourtlandWinn. ... Image File history File links CourtlandWinn. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
He was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia while the American Civil War raged. His father Judge Samuel J. Winn (1837-1919) was then acting Colonel of the 13th regiment of Georgia Cavalry riding with Morgan's Raiders in Northeast Georgia and East Tennessee. His mother Sara Simmons was at home in Lawrenceville looking after her first-born. Both parents were from pioneer Gwinnett County families, Elisha Winn (1777-1842) and Adam Q. Simmons. Lawrenceville is the county seat of Gwinnett County, Georgia, in the United States. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
At the age of 21 in 1884, he was elected mayor of Lawrenceville and served two terms after which he moved his family to Atlanta in 1888. 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ...
Winn served one term as mayor of Atlanta from 1911 to 1913. He was considered a progress. During his term he increased teacher's pay, eliminated many garbage dumps and oversaw the building of a garbage incinerator, had a bridge built over the railroad eliminating a dangerous intersection, opened a fire station in South Atlanta and began the switch from horse-drawn to motor-driven firefighting equipment. Although he was to never enter politics again, Winn was a leading lawyer in the city for over fifty years and served as assistant city attorney for Atlanta.
George Elliot Winn, contractor and builder and proprietor of the Grand Island planing-mill, was born in the "Green Mountain State," at Windsor, in 1850, being a son of James and Adaline (Bruce) Winn, both being members of old Scotch families and natives of Vermont.
Winn has been identified with the business interests of Hall County ever since locating here, and as a carpenter and builder he is, as all will acknowledge, an adept of a high order, and all things of a public nature which point to a material benefit of the county receive his hearty support.
Winn received $552.50, which he invested in land in Illinois, and he is very proud of the fact that he got his first start on the money he drew while he was in prison.
His father Judge Samuel J. Winn (1837-1919) was then acting Colonel of the 13th regiment of Georgia Cavalry riding with Morgan's Raiders in Northeast Georgia and East Tennessee.
Although he was to never enter politics again, Winn was a leading lawyer in the city for over fifty years and served as assistant city attorney for Atlanta.
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