- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806)
- Creator:
- Sullivan, Buddy
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-12
- Subject:
- McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806
Colonists--Georgia
Plantation owners--Georgia
Businesspeople--Georgia
Statesmen--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Lachlan McIntosh, who was a member of a prominent eighteenth-century Scottish Highland family that was among the earliest settlers of the Georgia colony. McIntosh played an important role in the cause of American independence. He distinguished himself in a career that evolved over three critical periods in the state's early history--from colonial to revolutionary to statehood. McIntosh County, on the Georgia coast, was named in honor of his family.
GSE identifier: SS8H2 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/lachlan-mcintosh-1727-1806/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Lachlan McIntosh (1727-1806)," 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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