Founder of The University of Georgia
Born in North Gilbert, Connecticut,
November 2, 1754; Graduate of Yale,
1772; Liscensed to preach by the New
Haven Association of Ministers, 1775;
Tutor in Yale, 1775-1779; Chaplain
in the Continental Army, 1779-1783;
Admitted to the Bar, 1783; Moved to
Georgia the same year; Member of
The Georgia Legislature and of the
Contintenal Congress, 1785-1788;
Member of the Federal Constitutional
Convention, 1787, Saving that body
from disruption; Wrote the Charter of
The University of Georgia, 1785, the
first charter for a State University
to be adopted by any American State;
First President of The University,
serving from 1785 to 1801; Member
of The United States House of
Representatives, 1789-1799; Member
of The United States Senate,
1799-1807; Died March 4, 1807.