General James OglethorpeGeneral James Oglethorpe (born December 22, 1696), founder of the Colony of Georgia, was a champion of social reform in Great Britain and sought to resettle the poor, mainly those in debtors' prison, to America.Basically, that is why there is a Georgia today.
Image courtesy of ushistoryimages.com Resolutely opposed to slavery, Oglethorpe's experimental colony remained slaveless until the 1750's, after the general had returned home to England. Unlike many of his fellow countrymen and military colleagues, Oglethorpe made friends with the local Indians and actually instilled mutual respect and loyalty between the settlers and them. After returning to England, Oglethorpe and his troops helped to suppress the Jacobite Rebellion and was one of the first to receive John Adams, the 1st Ambassador to Great Britain, after the American Revolution. "His" colony became part of the United States of America in 1776.
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