Lyman Hall

1724-1790

Career: one of Georgia's three signers of the Declaration of Independence, while serving as delegate to the 1776 Continental Congress; also served in the Georgia colonial assemby before the Revolution, and as a state representative and governor after the Revolution. Hall County created and named in his honor in 1818.

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Biography from New Georgia Encyclopedia

Biography from Institute of Government

Lyman Hall Bust

Biography from ngeorgia.com

Biography from ColonialHall.com

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