List of colonial governors of Georgia

This is of the governors of the Province of Georgia from 1732 until 1782, including the restored Loyalist administration during the War of American Independence.[1]

# Image Name Title Term start Term end Notes
General James Oglethorpe Resident Trustee 9 June 1732 1743
1 William Stephens President 1743 8 April 1751 First governor
2 Henry Parker President 8 April 1751 23 June 1752 [2]
3 Patrick Graham President 23 June 1752 21 June 1754
4 Admiral John Reynolds Governor 29 October 1754 3 August 1756 (de facto)
14 April 1758 (officially)
First royal governor [2][3][4]
5 Henry Ellis Governor 17 May 1758 November 1760
6 James Wright Governor November 1760 11 February 1776
Interregnum under revolutionary control from 1776 until 1778; see List of governors of Georgia
(7) General Sir Archibald Campbell governor 29 December 1778 July 1779 Head of military administration
[2]
(8) Jacques Prevost Provisional governor July 1779 September 1779
(9) Lieutenant Colonel James Wright Governor September 1779 11 July 1782

References

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  1. ^ Historical List Of Georgia Governors, Georgia Info
  2. ^ a b c Lawton Bryan Evans (1898). A History of Georgia for Use in Schools. American Book Company. pp. 45–.
  3. ^ Edward J. Cashin, "Royal Georgia, 1752-1776", New Georgia Encyclopedia, 3/10/2003
  4. ^ "Reynolds, John (1713?-1788)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.