Oglethorpe, James (Edward)
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born Dec. 22, 1696, London, Eng.
died June 30/July 1, 1785, Cranham Hall, Essex, Eng.
English army officer.
After serving in the British army from 1712 to 1722, he entered Parliament, where he became interested in prison reform. In 1732 he secured a charter for a colony in what became Georgia, where debtors could start a new life and persecuted Protestants could practice freely. He accompanied the first settlers to found Savannah (1733) and led the defense of the territory against attacks by Spain (1739, 1742). He returned to England in 1743.
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Oglethorpe, James Edward — ▪ British military officer born Dec. 22, 1696, London died June 30/, July 1, 1785, Cranham Hall, Essex, Eng. English army officer, philanthropist, and founder of the British colony of Georgia in America. Educated at the University of… … Universalium
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OGLETHORPE, JAMES EDWARD — English general, born in London; served in the Marlborough wars, sat in Parliament for several years, conceived the founding of a colony for debtors in prison, and founded Georgia; returning to England, fought against the Pretender, and died… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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