John M. Slaton Politician

John Marshall Slaton, or Jack Slaton, (December 25, 1866 – January 11, 1955) served two non-consecutive terms as the 60th Governor of Georgia. His political career was ended in 1915 by public outrage at his commuting of the death penalty awarded against Atlanta factory boss Leo Frank for the murder of a teenage girl employee. Slaton had judged the conviction unsafe, but his connections with Frank’s defense counsel led to accusations of undue interference.