George Walton

George Walton

George Walton 1741?-1804, American Revolutionary patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near Farmville, Va. He moved to Savannah, Ga., where he established a law practice. Walton was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1776-78, 1780-81). He was captured by the British at the fall of Savannah (1778) but was exchanged in 1779 and later was governor of Georgia (1779-80, 1789) and served briefly as U.S. Senator (1795-96).

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