- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- William Rabun (1771-1819)
- Creator:
- Luckett, Robert E.
- Date of Original:
- 2006-05-18
- Subject:
- Governors--Georgia
Legislators--United States
Politicians--Georgia
Rabun, William, 1771-1819 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about William Rabun. William Rabun served as governor of Georgia from 1817 until his death in 1819. He was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, on April 8, 1771, to Sarah Warren and Matthew Rabun. He moved with his father to Greene County (which later became part of Hancock County) in central Georgia in 1785. The family home in Powellton is located ten miles northeast of Sparta. In 1793 he married Mary Battle, and the couple had one son and six daughters.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/william-rabun-1771-1819/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," 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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