- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807)
- Creator:
- Smith, Gerald J., 1941-
- Date of Original:
- 2005-11-11
- Subject:
- College presidents--Georgia--Athens
University of Georgia--Presidents
Constitutional conventions--United States
Legislators--United States
Politicians--Georgia
United States. Constitution--Signers - People:
- Baldwin, Abraham, 1754-1807
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Abraham Baldwin. The founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787, Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, to Lucy Dudley and Michael Baldwin in North Guilford, Connecticut. His father, a blacksmith who had twelve children by two wives, borrowed money to send his son to Yale College (later Yale University) in New Haven, Connecticut. Baldwin studied theology at Yale and prepared for a career as a minister before the turbulent years of the American Revolution (1775-83).
GSE identifier: SS8H3 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/abraham-baldwin-1754-1807/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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