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GEORGIA AND GEORGIANS 3055the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1891. and in that year becameadjunct professor of mental and moral science at Emory College. Thatchair he held until 1896, from 1896 to 1899 was professor of history andeconomics, and during the succeeding three years served as pastor of GraceChurch, Atlanta. He has been president of Emory College since July, 1902.In 1910 he was a member of the General Conference of the Methodist ChurchSouth, and in 1911 went to "Toronto as a delegate to the Fourth EcumenicalMethodist Conferepce.\JUDGE WALTER GLASCO CHARLTON. One^>f the oldest active members ofthe Savannah bar, Walter G. Charlton has been in practice for more thanforty-three years and has filled with credit some of the most coveted placesin public affairs in line with his profession.Super added to his own merits and honors is a -distinguished ancestry, andthe name Charlton has been one of prominence in Georgia, particularly atSavannah, since the closing years of the eighteenth century. Walter GlascoCharlton was born at Savannah June 5, 1851, the youngest son of Eobert M.and Margaret (Shick) Charlton. His ancestors on both sides were identifiedwith the early history of Georgia and the United States. The MarylandCharltons held Mason and Dixon's line against Pennsylvania for many years.Judge Charlton's Great-grandfather Charlton volunteered in the Revolutionary forces in 1775, while in the maternal line the Great-grandfather JohnShick fought at the siege of Savannah, having his right arm shot off by.a cannon ball from the British. This John Shick afterwards became a prosperous and prominent citizen at Savannah.The great-grandfather of Judge Charlton already mentioned was ThomasCharlton, who was born in the vicinity of Frederick, Maryland, but afterwards moved to Camden, South Carolina. During the Revolution he was withthe South Carolina troops under Col. William Thompson, serving as a surgeon and lieutenant. Afterwards he was a member of the South CarolinaLegislature. At his death his widow Lucy Charlton moved to Savannah, locating there in 1790.Thomas Usher Pulaski Charlton, who was the oldest son of Thomas andLucy Charlton, and the grandfather of Judge Charlton, was born near Camden,South Carolina, in 1780, was reared at Savannah after his tenth yearand in 1801 was called to the bar of the Eastern Judicial Circuit. In thesame year he was elected a member of the Georgia Legislature, in 1804 becameattorney general, and in 1808 judge of the Eastern Circuit. In later year?he was elected and served six years as mayor of Savannah. In 1812 he washead of the local committee of safety, and he also did many important servicesduring the epidemic of 1820; Later -he was again elevated to the bench andhis death occurred in 1835. He was of strong mentality and high courage andpossessed in an eminent degree the judicial temperament. Many of his decisions appear" in a volume of reports published by him. He also partiallycompleted a life of James Jackson, designed to cover the period of his militaryservices. That eminent man designated Judge Charlton, one of his closestfriends, as his literary executive. Thomas Charlton inherited some of theenemies of James Jackson, though it is noteworthy that their criticisms werenot heard until after Judge Charlton's death. He was possessed of decidedliterary ability and a high order of wit. In 1803 Thomas U. P. Charlton married Emily, daughter of Thomas Walter of South Carolina, author of "FloraCaroliniana" the first considerable work on Southern botany. To this marriage were born two sons, Thomas Jackson Charlton and Robert MilledgeCharlton. In Savannah Charlton Street was named in honor of Thomas U. P.Charlton.Robert Milledge Charlton, father of Judge W. G. Charlton, was born atSavannah January 19, 1807, and died there January 18, 1854. He was early