Flournoy, J. Jacobus (John Jacobus), 1808-1879

John Jacobus Flournoy (1809-1879) was a resident of Clarke and Jackson counties, Georgia. Flournoy tried unsuccessfully to get elected or appointed to several political offices. He wrote numerous letters, essays, and pamphlets on an array of topics. He was considered deaf and dumb and fought against laws which classified the physically handicapped as being mentally retarded. He worked to persuade the state to establish a school for the deaf and dumb. For a full account of Flournoy' life, see E. Merton Coulter's John Jacobus Flournoy: champion of the common man in the antebellum south (Savannah, The Georgia Historical Society, 1942).

From the description of J.J. Flournoy letter, 1845 June 24. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 46940179

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