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'{{Infobox Governor |name =George Walton |image =George Walton.jpg |order =[[United States Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] |term_start =November 16, 1795 |term_end =February 20, 1796 |predecessor =[[James Jackson (politician)|James Jackson]] |successor =[[Josiah Tattnall (Senator)|Josiah Tattnall]] |birth_date ={{birth-date|1749}} or 1750 |birth_place =[[Cumberland County, Virginia]] |death_date = {{death-date|February 2, 1804}} |death_place =[[Augusta, Georgia]] |nationality = |party =[[Patriot (American Revolution)|Whig]] |spouse = |relations =The Walton family of North Carolina |children = |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = |religion = |signature = George Walton Signature.svg |website = |footnotes = }} '''George Walton''' 1749&ndash;February 2, 1804) signed the United States [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] as a representative of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and also served as Governor of that state. ==Life and work== George Walton was born in [[Cumberland County, Virginia|Cumberland County]], [[Virginia]]. His parents died when he was a child, resulting in his adoption by an uncle with whom he entered apprenticeship as a carpenter. Walton was a studious young man, but his uncle actively discour resignation of [[James Jackson (politician)|James Jackson]]. Walton only served in that position from November 16, 1795, to February 20, 1796, until a successor, [[Josiah Tattnall]], was officially elected. He was a political ally of General [[Lachlan McIntosh]] and a foe of [[Button Gwinnett]]. He and Gwinnett's political battles resulted in his expulsion from office and indictment for various criminal activities. He was censured for his role in a [[duel]] which resulted in Button Gwinnett's death. He became Chief Justice of Georgia, 1783-89, Governor of Georgia in 1789, and [[U.S. Senator]] in 1795. ==Offices held== The offices he held were: * Continental Congress (1776-78) * Colonel of the First Georgia Militia (1778) * Governor of Georgia (1779–80) * U.S. Congress (1780-1781) * Chief Justice of Georgia (1783-89) * Governor of Georgia (1789-90) * U.S. Senator (1795–96) In addition, Walton served as a trustee of [[Richmond Academy]] and of the [[University of Georgia]]. He was the youngest signer of the declaration at age 26. He helped fight in the Battle of Kettle Creek. George Walton was also a [[Freemason]] and member of [[Solomon's Lodge]] No. 1, F. & A. M. at Savannah.{{Fact|date=October 2008}} Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. was established by the renowned Freemason and General [[James Edward Oglethorpe]] on February 21, 1734. Solomon's Lodge is now the "Oldest Continuously Operating English Constituted Lodge of Freemasons in the Western Hemisphere". ==Death== He died in [[Augusta, Georgia]] on February 2, 1804, at his home, ''College Hill'', near Augusta. He was initially buried at Rosney, home of his nephew Robert Watkins; however, he was reinterred in 1848 beneath the [[Signers Monument]] in front of the courthouse on Greene Street in Augusta. [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton County]], east of [[Atlanta]], is named for him. There are also at least two schools that bear his name. [[George Walton Comprehensive High School]] is a highly-regarded public school near [[Marietta, Georgia]]. [[George Walton Academy]] is a private school in [[Monroe, Georgia]], the [[county seat]] of Walton County. ==References== *{{CongBio|W000114}} *[http://www.colonialhall.com/walton/walton.php Biography by Rev. Charles A. Goodrich, 1856] ==External links== *{{findagrave|2787}} ==Notes== <references/> {{USDecOfIndSig}} {{Governors of Georgia}} {{USSenGA}} {{start box}} {{s-off}} {{succession box | before= [[William Ewen]] | title= [[List of governors of Georgia|President of the Georgia Council of Safety]] | years= 1775-1776 | after= [[William Ewen]]}} {{succession box | before= [[John Wereat]] | title= [[List of governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]] | years= 1779 - 1780 | after= [[Richard Howly]]}} {{ succession box | before= [[George Handley]] | title= [[List of governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]] | years= 1789 - 1790 | after= [[Edward Telfair]]}} {{s-par|us-sen}} {{U.S. Senator box|class=2|state=Georgia| before = [[James Jackson (politician)|James Jackson]]| after = [[Josiah Tattnall (Senator)|Josiah Tattnall]] | years =November 16, 1795 - February 20, 1796| alongside=[[James Gunn (senator)|James Gunn]] }} {{end box}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Walton, George}} [[Category:1804 deaths]] [[Category:Continental Congressmen from Georgia]] [[Category:Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Signers of the United States Declaration of Independence]] [[Category:United States Senators from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Members of the Georgia House of Representatives]] [[Category:Georgia (U.S. state) militiamen in the American Revolution]] [[Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers]] [[Category:University of Georgia people]] [[Category:People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Revolution]] [[Category:Burials in Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:People from Cumberland County, Virginia]] [[Category:Welsh Americans]] [[de:George Walton]] [[fr:George Walton]] [[ja:ジョージ・ウォルトン]]'