Josiah Tattnall, Jr.

1764 -1803

Career: fought in the Revolutionary War, and afterwards rose to rank of brigadier general in the Georgia state miltia; served Georgia as in the state House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and as Georgia governor. Tattnall County created and named in his honor in 1801.

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Biography from U.S. Congress

Biography from National Governors Association

Biography and Gravesite Photo from findagrave.com

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