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James Oglethorpe

James Edward Oglethorpe was a British general, member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia...

Timeline of Events

1732

6.9.1732

James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia.

1733

1.13.1733

James Oglethorpe and 130 colonists arrive in Charleston, South Carolina.

2.12.1733

Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, and its first city at Savannah (known as Georgia Day).