The King believed that James Edward Olgethorpe would successfully govern the Georgia colony. He also believed the colony would furnish the Empire with rich Natural Resources and valuables.
It was found by James Oglethorpe.
James Edward Oglethorpe was the man who founded the state of Georgia. There is a city in the state named after him today, Fort 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
In directly, it was the King of England. The man who actually settled there was Oglethorpe.
James Edward Oglethorpe founded the British colony of Georgia at Savannah on February 12, 1733. Georgia was the last of the Thirteen Colonies.
The founder of the Georgia colony is James Oglethorpe. === ===
It was found by James Oglethorpe.
James Edward Oglethorpe was the man who founded the state of Georgia. There is a city in the state named after him today, Fort Oglethorpe.
George II and James Edward Oglethorpe
James Edward 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
In directly, it was the King of England. The man who actually settled there was Oglethorpe.
James Edward Oglethorpe founded the British colony of Georgia at Savannah on February 12, 1733. Georgia was the last of the Thirteen Colonies.
James Edward Oglethorpe - He was a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia (US).
According to both Encyclopedia Britannica and History.com, James Edward Oglethorpe had the idea of founding a colony that served as both a place of refuge for debtors and persecuted Protestants. In 1732, Oglethorpe secured the charter that created Georgia.
James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785) in 1732, named for King George, by the authority of the British Government.
It was founded in 1732 by James Edward Oglethorpe. The date is February 1, 1732, by our modern calendar, although it was February 12, 1732, by the calendar then in use.