Yes, he was from Georgia, and Gwinnett County was named for him.
Gwinnett County is a county in Georgia, USA. The name comes from Button Gwinnett who was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Born in Gloucestershire, England, Button Gwinnett arrived in Georgia in 1765. By 1769 he had been elected to the Provincial Assembly.
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Lyman Hall, Button Gwinnett, and George Walton
Yes. He was briefly the President of Georgia.
After the Revolutionary War, Button Gwinnett became Speaker of the Georgia Assembly. He died as a result of a duel in May 1777.
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Button Gwinnett's wife was Anne Bourne
Georgia Gwinnett College was created in 2005.
The three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence are Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton. Button Gwinnett was a prominent political leader and served as Georgia's governor. Lyman Hall was a physician and a politician who also contributed to the establishment of the University of Georgia. George Walton was a lawyer and served as the governor of Georgia and a U.S. senator after the Revolution.
Button Gwinnett was born on April 10, 1735.