Six Mercer alumni have served as governor of Georgia since the University’s founding. These include:

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Henry Dickerson McDaniel
(A.B. 1856, A.M. 1859)
52nd Governor 1883-1886
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William Jonathan Northen
(A.B. 1853, Hon. LL.D. 1891)
54th Governor 1890-1894
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Allen Daniel Candler
(A.B. 1859, A.M. 1866)
56th Governor 1898-1902
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Thomas W. Hardwick
(A.B. 1892)
63rd Governor 1921-1923
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Ellis Arnall
(Attended 1924)
69th Governor 1943-1947
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Nathan Deal
(CLAS ’64, LAW ’66)
82nd Governor 2011-2019

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of The Mercerian. Read more from the magazine: Under the Gold Dome: Mercerians leading in the Legislature and More Mercer University alumni serve in the Georgia Legislature.

 

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