- Collection:
- Savannah Biographies
- Title:
- John Waters (1771-1835)
- Creator:
- Waters, Helen H.
- Date of Original:
- 1991-04-01
- Subject:
- Biography--Georgia--Savannah
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- biographies (literary works)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- At the time of his death in 1835, John Waters was a successful planter and landlord and perhaps one of the wealthiest men in Savannah. He owned both a cotton plantation and a rice plantation as well as numerous city tenements. He was a well- respected citizen, serving numerous terms on the Grand Jury and on the County Board of Health, but more than once refused to be a candidate for city alderman. Ironically, he seemed to possess a curious lack of regard for legal and civic issues; in one well publicized case blatantly disregarding a city ordinance which ran contrary to his interests. He married twice, survived both wives, and was himself survived by three daughters.
- Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/116
- Holding Institution:
- Lane Library (Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus)
- Rights:
-
