1735 - 1777
Button Gwinnett American Politician
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| First Name |
Button
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| Last Name |
Gwinnett
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| Birthday |
1st January, 1735
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| Birthplace |
Gloucester, England
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| Died |
19th May, 1777
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| Place of Death |
Savannah, Georgia
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| Buried |
Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Religion |
Congregationalist
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Merchant, planter, congressman
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| Occupation |
Politician
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Button Gwinnett (March 3, 1735 – May 19, 1777) was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers (first signature on the left) of the United States Declaration of Independence. He was also, briefly, the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metropolitan Atlanta) was named for him. He was named in honor of his mother’s cousin, Barbara Button, who became his godmother. Gwinnett was killed in a duel by rival Lachlan McIntosh following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida.
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