1752
The Georgia Trustees officially surrendered Georgia’s charter to the British government - it was not scheduled to expire until 1753. Thus Georgia became a royal colony.
Jonathan Bryan moved to Georgia from South Carolina. He had been heavily involved in Georgia since the first settlement, even accompanying James Oglethorpe on his original expedition to find a place to settle in 1733.
George Handley, future governor of Georgia, was born in England.
1753
William Stephens - long time president of the colony of Georgia - died on his plantation near Savannah.
James Gunn, future U.S. Senator from Georgia, was born in Virginia.
Georgia’s charter was scheduled to expire on June 9, 1753, but the Georgia Trustees had surrendered it a year earlier.
1754
John Reynolds was appointed as Georgia’s first royal governor.
The French and Indian War (as it was called in America) began with skirmishes between American (led by George Washington) and French forces on the Virginia frontier. This war was called the Seven Years’ War in Europe, and was not officially declared until 1756, but the fighting started in 1754. This war and its aftermath would have a noticeable effect on Georgia’s borders, and relations with the Indians.
Abraham Baldwin was born in Connecticut. He served Georgia at the 1787 Constitutional Convention and was a leader on the Board of Trustees that established the University of Georgia.
Benjamin Hawkins, future Indian agent on the Georgia frontier, was born.
John Habersham, Revolutionary leader and member of the 1785 Continental Congress, was born.
