October 14, 1735

1735 Joining James Oglethorpe in sailing from England were 136 new Georgia colonists, including John and Charles Wesley. John went to minister to the Savannah colonists, though his real hope was to become a missionary among the Indians. Charles, John’s brother, went to serve as secretary to James Oglethorpe with respect to Indian affairs, as well as to do some missionary work with the Indians.

October 14, 1735

1735 John Wesley made the first entry in his famous, 55-year-long journal that would continue until his final entry on Oct 24, 1790.

October 14, 1857

1857 U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Joseph R. Lamar was born in Ruckersville, Ga. After graduating from Bethany College, he studied law at Washington and Lee University. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and practiced law in Augusta from 1880 until 1903. Lamar also served in the Georgia General Assembly (1886-89) and in 1895 was named to codify the statutory laws of Georgia. In 1901, he was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Georgia Supreme Court, though he had to resign after four years for health reasons. In 1910, Pres. William Howard Taft appointed Lamar to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. He held that office until his death on Jan. 2, 1916 in Washington D.C.

October 14, 1891

Georgia towns and cities incorporated by acts approved on Oct. 14:

1891 Piedmont (Pike County)

October 14, 1914

1914 In a unanimous decision, the Georgia Supreme Court turned down Leo Frank’s motion for a new trial.

October 14, 1942

1942 The U.S. War Department renamed the Wellston Air Depot in Houston County the Warner Robins Army Air Depot.

October 14, 1964

1964 The Nobel Prize Committee announced that Martin Luther King Jr. had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1964. King became the youngest person in history to win the peace prize. He would donate the $54,000 cash award to the civil rights movement.