United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Schmidt, Jim2002-09-19Encyclopedia article about John Houstoun. John Houstoun was twice governor of Georgia, the first mayor of the city of Savannah, and an early supporter of independence from Britain. He commanded the Georgia militia in the invasion of Florida during the American Revolution (1775-83) and represented Georgia in the Continental Congress. Houston County, in central Georgia, is named in his honor.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Houstoun, John, 1744-1796Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865Georgia--Politics and government--To 1775Governors--GeorgiaMayors--Georgia--SavannahSavannah (Ga.)--HistoryJohn Houstoun (ca. 1747-1796)Text