William Jonathan Northen | |
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| 54th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office November 8, 1890 – October 27, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | John Brown Gordon |
| Succeeded by | William Yates Atkinson |
| Georgia State Senate | |
| In office 1885–1887 | |
| Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office 1881–1883 | |
| In office 1877–1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Jonathan Northen July 9, 1835 Jones County, Georgia U.S. |
| Died | March 25, 1913 (aged 77) Atlanta, Georgia U.S. |
| Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Martha Neel (m. 1860) |
| Alma mater | Mercer University |
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| Southern Baptists |
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William Jonathan Northen (July 9, 1835 – March 25, 1913), was the 54th Governor of Georgia from 1890 to 1894, as well as a leading Baptist minister. Northen was president of the Georgia Baptist Convention from 1892 to 1910, and president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1899 to 1901.[1] His political rhetoric was based on his religious outlook, and often focused on racial issues at a time when lynching was increasing. Northen believed that advances in medicine and health would ultimately help African Americans achieve salvation. He promoted the ideology of the modernizing New South, but did not abandon the policy of white supremacy.[2][3]
- ^ Raybon, S. Paul (1992). "Stick by the old paths: an inquiry into the Southern Baptist response to Populism". American Baptist Quarterly. 11 (3): 241.
- ^ Casey, Cater, "To Pick Up Again the Cross of Missionary Work: W. J. Northen's Politics of Race, Religion, and Reform, 1890-1911" Georgia Baptist History (2008), Vol. 21, pp 23-41
- ^ Casey P. Cater, "William J. Northen (1835-1913)". New Georgia Encyclopedia (2014).