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Walton, George, c. 1749-1804

George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804), a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of Georgia.

Born in Cumberland County, Virginia, Walton was a studious, self-taught young man. After completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter under his uncle, he moved to Savannah, Georgia to study law. Admitted to the bar in 1774, by the eve of the American Revolution, he was one of the most successful lawyers in Georgia. He became an advocate of the patriot cause and was elected Secretary of the Georgia Provincial Congress and became president of the Council of Safety. In 1776 he served as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, a position he held until the end of 1778. On July 2, 1776, he voted in favor of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia along with Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall.

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Colman, George, 1732-1794

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69g5m51 (person)

The Spanish barber was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 30 Aug. 1777. From the description of The Spanish barber : or the fruitless precaution, a comic opera / by George Colman : manuscript, [ca. 1777]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612774129 Colman was an English dramatist; his son, George Colman the younger, was also an English dramatist. From the description of Correspondence with Bow Street magistrates, 1773-1823. (Harvard Uni...

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Walton, George H.

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George Walton was born in Glasgow in 1867. After becoming a bank clerk Walton left to take up art and design, after studying it at evening classes. Walton became known as one of the 'Glasgow School' of artists and designers of the late 19th and early 20th Century, a group which was known for their art nouveau designs and included, amongst others, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Edward A. Walton, George Walton's elder brother. In 1888 Walton set up his own company in Glasgow, where one...

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Walton, George A. (George Augustus), 1822-1908

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No biographical history available for this identity.

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