George Mathews (Georgia)

George Mathews was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general he was 20th and 21st governor of Georgia, and a U.S. Congressman. He was the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida, an 18101812 filibuster expedition to capture Spanish Florida for the United States.

George Mathews was born on August 30, 1739 in Augusta County, Virginia to Anne and John Mathews. His parents immigrated to America during the early years of the ScotchIrish on 17171775. His father was a successful member of the early Augusta County community and sent George and his siblings to the Augusta Academy, a local classical school founded in 1749.

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