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George Walton
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
GEORGE WALTON was born in Frederick county, Virginia in
1741 and was left an orphan when still a small child.His uncle reared him until he was old enough to be apprenticed to
a carpenter.Walton was entirely
self-taught; his employer would not permit him the use of a candle to read at
night, but in his zeal for knowledge, Walton found a substitute in pine
knots.When his master realized that
young Walton had other talents worth pursuing, he released Walton from his
contract.Walton moved to Savannah
Georgia and studied law with Henry Young.He was admitted to the bar in 1774 and began his practice at Augusta.
While Georgia for the most part remained loyal to
Britain, Walton zealously supported the cause for independence and did not
hesitate to make his feelings known in business or social circles.Walton was one of four people who called a
public meeting at Savannah on July 27, 1774, for the purpose of hearing public
grievances against the crown and he was one of a committee that was appointed
on that occasion to correspond with the other colonies in opposition to the
British government.
In 1775, Walton married Dorothy Camber and they eventually
had two sons.That same year he was
also chosen as president of the newly created council of safety.Early in 1776, Walton was sent to the
Continental congress and he quickly gained recognition and the respect of his
colleagues.He was re-elected the
following October and until October 1781, he continued to represent
Georgia.Walton favored a strong
central government for America and it was this conviction that led to his
friendship with Robert Morris and George Clymer.When the Second Congress had to retreat to Baltimore, Morris,
Clymer and Walton remained in Philadelphia, risking capture by the British, and
created an effective, informal war office.In December 1778, Walton was appointed a colonel in the militia,
commanding a battalion on the right of General Robert Howe's army when the
British took Savannah.Walton was
wounded in the thigh, fell from his horse, and was taken prisoner by the
British troops. A brigadier-general was demanded in exchange for him, but in
September 1779, he was exchanged for a captain of the British Navy.
In October 1779, Walton was appointed governor of Georgia
for several weeks before the British took it over.He was appointed chief justice of the state in 1783, and he held
other judicial posts, being a notable supporter of law and order in his rather
turbulent state, that was then in a frontier stage.In 1789 he was elected again governor of Georgia and in the last
decade of his life he filled an un-expired term in the United States Senate.
During the latter years of his life, Walton suffered
intensely from frequent and long attacks of gout, which probably contributed to
his death. He died at Meadow Garden, his home in Augusta Georgia on February 2,
1804.
George Walton - Signer of the Declartion of Independence Biography by
Appleton's edited by Stanley L. Klos
The United Colonies 1st
government began in a Philadelphia Tavern
and the United States 1st federal government ended in a
NYC Tavern!
The Founders convened the government in 11 different capitol buildings and
experienced 15 years of challenges that
included war,
hyper-inflation, a failed
constitution, judicial corruption, armed citizen and U.S. Army rebellions.
Forgotten Founders Historic Documents and Coins of Freedom - By Stanley
L. Klos
Which U.S. President adopted
the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention
resolution, enacted the Northwest Ordinance, and backed George Washington,
James Madison and Nathaniel Gorham's resolution to submit the new U.S.
Constitution to the States for ratification without Congressional
alterations?
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