Schley, William, 1786-1858
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William Schley (1786-1858) was born in Frederick County, Maryland on December 15, 1786. In childhood he moved with his parents to Georgia and attended academies in Louisville and Augusta. He was admitted to the bar in Augusta in 1812, served as a judge, as a member of the Georgia Assembly, and as a representative from Georgia in Congress 1833-1835. At the time of his death (November 20, 1858) he was president of the Georgia Medical College at Augusta. He was author of a celebrated law book called Digest of the English Statutes of Force in the State of Georgia (Philadelphia: J. Maxwell, 1826). He was Governor of Georgia from 1835-1837.
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