Fort Towson

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
General James Oglethorpe Resident Trustee 9 June 1732 1743
1 William Stephens President 1743 8 April 1751 First governor
2 Henry Parker President 8 April 1751 23 June 1752 [2]
3 Patrick Graham President 23 June 1752 21 June 1754
4 Admiral John Reynolds Governor 29 October 1754 3 August 1756 (de facto)
14 April 1758 (officially)
First royal governor [2][3][4]
5 Henry Ellis Governor 17 May 1758 November 1760
6 James Wright Governor November 1760 11 February 1776
Interregnum under revolutionary control from 1776 until 1778; see List of governors of Georgia
(7) General Sir Archibald Campbell governor 29 December 1778 July 1779 Head of military administration
[2]
(8) Jacques Prevost Provisional governor July 1779 September 1779
(9) Lieutenant Colonel James Wright Governor September 1779 11 July 1782

References

  1. ^ Historical List Of Georgia Governors, Georgia Info
  2. ^ a b c Lawton Bryan Evans (1898). A History of Georgia for Use in Schools. American Book Company. pp. 45–.
  3. ^ Edward J. Cashin, "Royal Georgia, 1752-1776", New Georgia Encyclopedia, 3/10/2003
  4. ^ "Reynolds, John (1713?-1788)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.