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General Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia. He emptied the debtors prisons in England and gave the people there a new lease on life.
The official name for the colony of Georgia was the Province of Georgia. General James Oglethorpe received a charter from George II in 1732. The colony was named after King George. Oglethorpe started the colony as a haven for debtors.
James Oglethorpe was a British general. He was also a Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founded the colony of Georgia.
Oglethorpe was the founder of the Georgia colony.
James Oglethorpe was the leader in the colony of Georgia.
James Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 - 30 June 1785) was a British general, a philanthropist, and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer in Britain, he hoped to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prison, in the New World
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Oglethorpe started Georgia Colonly because it was for poor people from England