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Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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Name | Josiah Tatnall |
Address | , Georgia , United States |
Email | None |
Website | None |
Born |
00, 1762
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Died | June 06, 1803
(41 years)
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Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modifed | RBH Feb 05, 2013 11:05am |
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Info | TATTNALL, Josiah, a Senator from Georgia; born at Bonaventure, near Savannah, Ga., in 1762; completed preparatory studies; went with his father to England at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and attended Eaton College; ran away from England and enlisted in the Continental Army in 1782; colonel of a regiment of Georgia State troops in 1793 for protection against the Indians and was promoted to brigadier general in 1801; member, State house of representatives 1795-1796; elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Jackson and served from February 20, 1796, to March 3, 1799; Governor of Georgia 1801-1802; died in Nassau, New Providence, British West Indies, June 6, 1803; interment in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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