George Handley (politician)

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Governor
George Handley
21st Governor of Georgia
In office
January 7, 1789 – January 26, 1788
Preceded by George Mathews
Succeeded by George Walton
Personal details
Born George Handley
(1752-02-09)9 February 1752
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Nationality American
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch Continental Army
Rank US-O4 insignia.svg Major
Unit 1st Georgia Regiment
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War  (POW)

George Handley (February 9, 1752 – September 17, 1793) was an American politician.

He was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, in 1752 and moved to Savannah, Georgia in 1775. During the American Revolutionary War, Handley served in the 1st Georgia Regiment of the Continental Army, rising to the rank of captain. He was taken prisoner at Augusta, Georgia on September 18, 1780. At the conclusion of the war he was brevetted a major.

Handley served as the 21st Governor of Georgia from 1788 to 1789 and was instrumental in the drafting of Georgia's state constitution.

George Handley was a Freemason and member of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. at Savannah, Georgia.[1] Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. was established on February 21, 1734 by the renowned Freemason and founder of the Colony of Georgia James Edward Oglethorpe. Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M. is now the "Oldest Continuously Operating English Constituted Lodge of Freemasons in the Western Hemisphere".

Handley died near Rae's Hall Plantation near Savannah in 1793. His burial place is now unknown but is presumed to be in Savannah.

External Links

National Governors Association

References

  1. Freemasonry and United States Government, Chapter 4, By James Davis Carter, Committee on Masonic education and service, for the Grand Lodge of Texas
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Georgia
1788–1789
Succeeded by
George Walton


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