- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Martin (ca. 1730-1786)
- Creator:
- Schmidt, Jim
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-19
- Subject:
- Martin, John, ca. 1730-1786
Georgia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Georgia--Politics and government--1775-1865
Governors--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about John Martin. John Martin was governor of Georgia from 1782 to 1783. It was during his term of office that Georgia retook Savannah from the British and the Revolutionary War in Georgia came to an end. An honored Revolutionary War soldier turned politician, Martin played a vital role leading the new state of Georgia, which, in its short life, had known only war and revolution, into its first period of peace.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/john-martin-ca-1730-1786/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "John Martin (ca. 1730-1786)," 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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