United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Myers, Barton A., 1980-2006-03-24Encyclopedia article about John Milledge. John Milledge was one of the most important political figures in Georgia during the Revolutionary War (1775-83) and early national period, holding positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate. Milledge, one of the party who seized British colonial governor James Wright at Savannah in January 1776, was also a principal figure in the organization of the University of Georgia. Milledge was on the committee that decided the location of the institution, and he later purchased and donated the land on which the university and the town of Athens now stand.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Governors--GeorgiaLegislators--United StatesGenerals--GeorgiaLawyers--Georgia--SavannahMilledge, John, 1757-1818United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--VeteransJohn Milledge (1757-1818)Text