1. The exact year of George Walton's birth is unknown; it is believed that he was born in 1749.
16 Facts About George Walton
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George Walton's parents died when he was an infant, which resulted in his adoption by an uncle with whom he entered apprenticeship as a carpenter.
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George Walton was a studious young man, but his uncle actively discouraged all study and believed a studious boy to be an idle one.
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George Walton continued studying, and once his apprenticeship had ended, moved to Savannah, Georgia, in 1769 to study law under a Mr Young and was admitted to the bar in 1774.
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George Walton became an advocate of the Patriot cause, was elected secretary of the Georgia Provincial Congress, and became president of the Council of Safety.
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George Walton was hit in the thigh by a musket ball that threw him from his horse.
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George Walton was captured by the British, who allowed his wound to heal before sending him to Sunbury Prison, where other colonial prisoners were held.
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George Walton was a political ally of Scottish General Lachlan McIntosh and a foe of Button Gwinnett.
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George Walton was later censured for his support of a duel that resulted in Gwinnett's death by McIntosh.
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George Walton was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but he declined since his commitments at the state level occupied his time to the exclusion of all else.
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George Walton was elected to a second term as governor in 1789 and served for one year.
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George Walton filled the unexpired term of James Jackson in the US Senate in 1795 to 1796.
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George Walton was survived by his wife Dorothy, nee Camber, whom he had married in 1775, and one of his two sons.
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George Walton was initially buried at Rosney, home of his nephew Robert Watkins; he was re-interred in 1848 beneath the Signers Monument in front of the courthouse on Greene Street in Augusta.
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George Walton was the first civilian to serve in the role of governor of the territory, being named as acting governor until the arrival of William Duval.
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George Walton's granddaughter, Octavia Walton Le Vert, was a noted socialite and author.