Papers of William Houstoun, 1770-1784.
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Houstoun, William, c. 1755-1813
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William Houstoun (c. 1755 – March 17, 1813), was an American planter, lawyer and statesman. He served the Province of Georgia as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later the State of Georgia to the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787. Born in Savannah in the Province of Georgia, Houstoun received a liberal education which included legal training at Inner Temple in London, training cut short by the American Revolution. With the onset of war, Houstoun returned to Georgia and...
