Background
Garrett, Franklin Miller was born on September 25, 1906 in Milwaukee. Son of Clarence Robert and Ada (Kirkwood) Garrett.
Garrett, Franklin Miller was born on September 25, 1906 in Milwaukee. Son of Clarence Robert and Ada (Kirkwood) Garrett.
Bachelor of Laws, Woodrow Wilson College Law, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, Oglethorpe University, 1970, Doctor of Philosophy, Georgia State University, 1998.
His massive Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of its People and Events remains the best reference for the city"s history. A native of Milwaukee, he moved to Atlanta as a boy. He joined the Atlanta Historical Society in 1927 (a year after it was founded) which is today known as the Atlanta History Center.
He served as historian for the Coca-Cola Company for 28 years.
After retirement he devoted his full-time efforts to the Atlanta History Center.
Member executive staff public relations, historian Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, 1940-1968. Chairman, Fulton County (Georgia) Civil Service Board, 1955-1972. Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945.
Named a City Shaper, Atlanta magazine, 1976.
Member National Railway, Virginia, Georgia, Atlanta History Society ( chairman of the board of trustees 1967-1968, director 1968-1974, historian 1974, trustee 1932), DeKalb County history societies, Newcomen Society North America, Atlanta Art Association, Atlanta Civil War Round Table, Grand Jurors Association Fulton County, Georgia Genealogical Society. Clubs: Rotary, Commerce, Piedmont Driving.
Married Frances South. Finney, 1978. Children by previous marriage: Patricia G. Marshall, Franklin Miller Garrett Junior.