This is of the governors of the Province of Georgia from 1732 until 1782, including the restored Loyalist administration during the War of American Independence.[1]
# | Image | Name | Title | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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General James Oglethorpe | Resident Trustee | 9 June 1732 | 1743 | |
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William Stephens | President | 1743 | 8 April 1751 | First governor |
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Henry Parker | President | 8 April 1751 | 23 June 1752 | [2] |
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Patrick Graham | President | 23 June 1752 | 21 June 1754 | |
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Admiral John Reynolds | Governor | 29 October 1754 | 3 August 1756 (de facto) 14 April 1758 (officially) |
First royal governor [2][3][4] |
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Henry Ellis | Governor | 17 May 1758 | November 1760 | |
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James Wright | Governor | November 1760 | 11 February 1776 | |
Interregnum under revolutionary control from 1776 until 1778; see List of governors of Georgia | ||||||
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General Sir Archibald Campbell | governor | 29 December 1778 | July 1779 | Head of military administration [2] |
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Jacques Prevost | Provisional governor | July 1779 | September 1779 | |
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Lieutenant Colonel James Wright | Governor | September 1779 | 11 July 1782 |
References
[edit]- ^ Historical List Of Georgia Governors, Georgia Info
- ^ a b c Lawton Bryan Evans (1898). A History of Georgia for Use in Schools. American Book Company. pp. 45–.
- ^ Edward J. Cashin, "Royal Georgia, 1752-1776", New Georgia Encyclopedia, 3/10/2003
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .