Egmont papers, 173u-174u.

Causton, Thomas, 1692-ca. 1745

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Everleigh, Samuel

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Dobree, Elisha

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Perceval, John, Earl, 1683-1748

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Sir John Perceval, Earl of Egmont (1683-1748) was the first president of the Trustees of Georgia. He was born in county Cork, Ireland and was educated at Westminster School in London and at Magdalen College in Oxford. In 1703, he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Cork. He was elected to the British House of commons for Harwich in 1727, a position he held until 1734. In 1733, Perceval was made the Earl of Egmont in Ireland. From the description of Earl of Egmont lis...

Martryn, Benjamin, 1699-1763

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Oglethorpe, James Edward, 1696-1785

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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 an...

Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America

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Christie, Thomas, active 1733-1742

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