Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785
Oglethorpe, James
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Oglethorpe, James
Oglethorpe, James Edward (York, England)
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Oglethorpe, James Edward (York, England)
Oglethorpe, James Edward, General MP
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, General MP
Oglethorpe, James Edward (British city planner, 1696-1785)
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Oglethorpe, James Edward (British city planner, 1696-1785)
Oglethorpe, James Edward, active 1748-1762, Lieutenant-General
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, active 1748-1762, Lieutenant-General
Oglethorpe, James Edward, active 1792, General
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, active 1792, General
Oglethorpe, James (James Edward), 1696-1785
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Oglethorpe, James (James Edward), 1696-1785
Oglethorpe, James Edward, active 1753-1773, Brigadier-General
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, active 1753-1773, Brigadier-General
Oglethorpe, James Edward, Sir, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Carolina and Georgia
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, Sir, Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Carolina and Georgia
Oglethorpe, James Edward, fl. 1792
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, fl. 1792
James Edward Oglethorpe
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James Edward Oglethorpe
Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785
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Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785
Oglethorpe, James Edward, fl. 1748-1762
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, fl. 1748-1762
Oglethorpe, James E.
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Oglethorpe, James E.
Oglethorpe, James Edward
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Oglethorpe, James Edward
Oglethorpe, James Edward, fl. 1753-1773
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Oglethorpe, James Edward, fl. 1753-1773
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James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) was an English statesman and soldier who served as a member of Parliament for thirty-two years. His interest in penal reform coupled with his humanitarian bent and support for imperial expansion led him to conceive of and establish the American colony of Georgia, where newly freed and unemployed debtors from England were to be sent. In addition to his political and philanthropic interests, Oglethorpe was active in the military, attaining the rank of General and, late in life, passed into the literary circle of Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). He died in England.
James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785), founder of Georgia, born in London, England.
Epithet: Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Carolina and Georgia
Epithet: Brigadier-General
In the early 18th century, the Moravians, in Germany, experiencing a revival of their faith, encountered misunderstanding and religious persecution. Their leader, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, inquired of the Trustees of Georgia whether a party of Moravians might settle in Georgia. After receiving a positive response from the Trustees, the first small contingent of Moravians arrived in Savannah in 1735. Initially, the Protestant group was led by August Gottlieb Spangenberg and David Nitschmann and Johann Hagenin Savannah. The group concentration on converting Native Americans and slaves in the region. By 1745, most of the group left Georgia for Europe and Pennsylvania. Groups of Moravians returned to Georgia intermittently in 1745, 1765, 1774, and 1800.
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Colonist of Georgia.
Epithet: Lieutenant-General
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British soldier, politician, and founder of the colony of Georgia. In June of 1740 Oglethorpe led a force of Georgians and Carolinians on an unsuccessful expedition against the Spanish at Saint Augustine, Florida.
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Saint Augustine Expedition, Fla., 1740
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Havana, Cuba
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Boroughbridge, Yorkshire
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India, Asia
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London, England
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Hastings, Sussex
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Hamburg, Germany
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Florida
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Georgia
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Cliffe Regis, Northamptonshire
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Georgia
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Boston, Lincolnshire
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Rochester, Kent
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United States of America
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Fort St. Augustine, Florida
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Falmouth, Cornwall
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Ireland, Europe
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Ireland, Europe
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South Carolina
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St Louis, W. Africa
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Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
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Plymouth, Devon
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Georgia
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Rochefort, France
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