- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Benjamin Taliaferro (1750-1821)
- Creator:
- Ebel, Carol
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02-14
- Subject:
- Legislators--Georgia
Plantation owners--Georgia
Legislators--United States
Statesmen--Georgia
Judges--Georgia
Taliaferro, Benjamin, 1750-1821 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Benjamin Taliaferro. Benjamin Taliaferro served as a Continental soldier during the American Revolution. He moved in 1784 from Virginia to Wilkes County, Georgia, where he established himself as a planter and an upcountry political leader. Taliaferro served as a trustee for the University of Georgia, a state representative, a president of the Georgia senate, a member of the anti-Yazoo faction, a superior court judge, and a member of Congress. Taliaferro County, in east central Georgia, is named in his honor.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/benjamin-taliaferro-1750-1821/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Benjamin Taliaferro (1750-1821)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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