Captain Augustus M. Reinhardt (1842–1923) was the namesake of

Reinhardt University Reinhardt University is a private university with its main campus in Waleska, Georgia, and its Cauble School of Nursing and Health Sciences in Jasper, Georgia, Jasper. Over 50 graduate and undergraduate programs are offered on campus and online ...

Waleska, Georgia Waleska ( ) is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 644 at the 2010 census. History The first white settlement in the Waleska area began in the early 1830s. Among these first pioneer settlers were the Reinhardt, ...

and a founder of

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

's Gate City Street Railroad Company. He was a Confederate war veteran, and had been a lawyer, city councilman and mayor ''pro tem''.Franklin M. Garrett, ''Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s'', p.800
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reinhardt, Augustus M. Businesspeople from Atlanta 1842 births 1943 deaths Atlanta City Council members Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia