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Mary Latimer McLendon (June 24, 1840 - November 20, 1921) was one of the best known suffragists in Georgia, called the "Mother of Suffrage in Georgia".

Early life
Mary Latimer was born in Dekalb County in 1840. Her parents were Eleanor Swift and Charles Latimer. She was educated at the Southern Masonic Female College in Covington, Georgia.

She married Nicholas A. McLendon in 1860 and the couple moved to Atlanta. When Atlanta was evacuated by Union troops during the American Civil War, she moved to Crawfordville, Georgia with her family, returning in 1868.

Women's suffrage
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Death and legacy
She died in November 1921, both of her activist goals having been achieved.