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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: James Wright (1716-1785)
		Wright's ties with Georgia began when the crown appointed him the third royal governor of Georgia in 1760, after poor health forced Henry Ellis to leave the colony.
		Wright played an instrumental role in two large land cessions for the state from Georgia's Native American neighbors, one in November 1763 at a conference in Augusta and another in 1773 while he was in London.
		Wright died at his house in Westminster on November 20, 1785, at the age of sixty-nine and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-669 (645 words)

	James Wright - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Wright (1715-1785), British colonial governor of Georgia
		James A. Wright (1902-1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
		James D. Wright is an author, educator and Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Central Florida.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Wright (172 words)

	Sir James Wright
		He was appointed royal governor of Georgia in 1764, and was the last to administer its affairs in the name of the king.
		On 17 June, 1775, several men-of-war arrived in Tybee, and, to prevent the governor from holding communication with them, Joseph Habersham entered his dwelling and took him prisoner" but the governor made his escape, and went to Bonaventure, whence he was conveyed to the armed ship "Scarborough," where he addressed a letter to his council.
		The friends of General Wright say that, owing to his determination and spirit, the defence of his capital "was one of the most brilliant events of the war in the south," and would not have been made but for his deciding vote in the council of war.
	www.famousamericans.net /sirjameswright (726 words)

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		When Georgia Governor James Wright traveled to Augusta for a meeting of southern governors and Indian leaders in 1763, he had an escort of fifty rangers under Second Lieutenant Moses Nunez Rivers of the First Troop and Third Lieutenant Mungo Graham of the Second Troop.
		Governor Wright, with musket in hand, led fifty-four rangers in protecting the paper at the guard house in Savannah.
		Governor Wright reestablished a troop of rangers in 1773, paid for from proceeds from the sales of the newly acquired Ceded Lands, today's Wilkes and surrounding counties on Georgia's then northern frontier.
	www.hsgng.org /pages/gacolonialrangers.htm (1717 words)

	James Wright
		Governor Wright, in a letter to the Earl of Egmont, lays out the reason for which he fired the Chief Justice of Georgia, William Grover.
		Governor Wright, alone but carrying a single-shot muzzle-loaded pistol, turns back the Sons of Liberty at the gate of the Governor's mansion.
		Royal Governor James Wright and British Indian Agent John Stuart conclude a meeting to resolve boundary disputes with the Treaty of Augusta, which ceded some 675,000 acres from the Creek Nation to the state of Georgia.
	ourgeorgiahistory.com /chronpop/1000052 (704 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		James Edward Oglethorpe, Resident Trustee - 1733-1743 (footnote 1)
		James Wright, Royal Governor - 1760-1776 (footnote 2)
		The office of governor was briefly held by George Wells, President of the Executive Council, who was killed in a duel with James Jackson.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/gagovs.htm (547 words)

	Augusta Magazine features the Best of Augusta
		Governor Wright, always seeking new settlers to place between Augusta and Savannah and the Indians who lived on the far side of the Little and Ogeechee Rivers, gained the Quakers a grant of 40,000 acres to be known as Wrightsborough Township, its seat to be located only about 30 miles from Augusta.
		Governor Wright was pleased to befriend the Friends for a number of reasons: First, they were small farmers and opposed slavery.
		However, in 1733, Governor Wright signed two new Indian cessions, one removing the Cherokees from those lands northeast to the Tugaloo River (a headwater of the Savannah) and northwest to take in most of what is today Wilkes County.
	magazine.augusta.com /stories/012403/history.shtml (1568 words)

	Chapter XII. - ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNOR WRIGHT.
		JAMES WRIGHT, the newly appointed lieutenant-governor, arrived in Georgia October 11, 1760.
		On the 20th of March, 1761, Lieutenant-Governor James Wright was appointed "Captain-General, Governor, and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of Georgia," although his commission did not reach him until the 28th of January of the next year, nearly ten months after his appointment.
		As the conference was held in Georgia, Governor Wright was made president, and after five days of negotiation, a solemn treaty of perpetual peace and friendship was agreed upon and signed by all the parties.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/state1/history/hist-12.htm (1473 words)

	Clinton Goveas :: Wikipedia Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		His maternal grandfather was Province of South Carolina Governor Robert Johnson.
		A son George Izard was a Governor of Arkansas.
		One niece was a daughter-in-law of Loyalist Governor of Georgia James Wright (governor).
	www.clintongoveas.com /wikipedia/?title=Ralph_Izard (421 words)

	Rev. Robert McGinty, Wilkes, Washington, Hancock, Baldwin Co. Ga Pioneer
		James did get a lottery land grant draw in 1805, but only one, indicating that he was not yet married.
		James was married to (1) Phebe Martin in 1829.
		It was named for Sir James Wright, governor of the Colony of GA. At this time, the provincial government of the GA colony was located in Savannah and Gov. Wright personally owned substantial acreage adjacent to the granted tract.
	www.georgiagenealogy.org /wilkinson/revrobertmcginty.html (16393 words)

	OurCoast.com :: Savannah City Guide
		Wright Square, on Bull Street between President and York, was the second, laid the year that the colony was established.
		The governor came to Savannah in 1760 and was met with a mixed response.
		The records of the time show him to have been an effective and popular governor, but, though he was born on American soil, his first duty was to king and England and he upheld the crown's controversial tax policies.
	www.ourcoast.com /savannahcityguide/visiting/tours/bull/wright.shtml (746 words)

	Radical Georgia unites behind the State House
		The Georgia House of Commons is dissolved in December, 1768 by Governor James Wright when it takes under consideration a circular from the Massachusetts Assembly denouncing the Townsend Acts.
		Governor Wright refuses to recognize him and Jones is replaced by Archibald Bulloch, also a radical.
		James Habersham, acting governor while James Wright is in England, again dissolves the body in 1772 for similar reasons.
	ngeorgia.com /revolution/amrev4a.html (274 words)

	South Dakotans who gave their life in service during the Vietnam War
		James Paige Wright was born in Highmore, South Dakota, on November 3, 1939, to James and Florence (Henderson) Wright.
		Army 1st Lieutenant James Paige Wright was killed, along with his best friend, in the crash of their UH-1B helicopter around Tra Vinh, Vinh Binh Province in the Republic of Vietnam.
		Additionally James Wright received several medals posthumously from the Republic of Vietnam and a Freedom Bell from Berliners in Germany.
	www.sdvietnamwarmemorial.com /wrightjames.htm (848 words)

	Discover Savannah's Revolutionary History
		John Reynolds, the first royal governor of Georgia, was not well-liked but his successors were better thought of.
		By 1775 the Liberty Boys were in virtually open defiance of authority and the Governor and council at odds.
		In June cannon assembled for the King's birthday were spiked and rolled into the river, a Liberty Pole erected and a sailor tarred, feathered and forced to kiss the pole.
	www.seesavannah.com /savhis1.htm (396 words)

	Ancestors and Allied Families of James Wright
		In 1734, James and Mary moved with Alexander Ross, Josiah Ballinger and at least a few of their children to found the Hopewell Quaker Settlement near Winchester, VA. It was also known as the Ross-Bryan Settlement as these two gentlemen deeded 70 families there by 1735.
		Oliver Wright moved to what is now Hampstead in Carroll Co. and Sarah, Lydia and Ann Wright, though apparently born in the Monocacy area, left for Virginia with their parents while they were still children.
		James married Mary Bowater, daughter of John Bowater and Mary Maunder, on 2 Feb 1707 in East Nottingham, Chester County Pennsylvania.
	www.drwilliams.org /genealogy/9852.htm (4658 words)

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		Governor Harrison hoped to acquire all land from the natives in Ohio.
		At the Council of Vincennes Tecumseh met with Governor Harrison and claimed that the treaty was a fraud.
		Governor Harrison's troops defeated the English and Tecumseh at the Thames River.
	muweb.millersville.edu /~columbus/papers/moeller-mfm.html (3266 words)

	Chapter XI. - GOVERNOR HENRY ELLIS---AFFAIRS PRECEDING THE REVOLUTION.
		The wisdom of Governor Ellis in making fast friends of the Creek Indians was apparent in 1759, when the Carolinas and Virginia became involved in war with the Cherokees, a most powerful tribe.
		Governor Lyttleton's treatment of the chiefs had aroused a spirit of revenge, and before he reached Charleston, they had killed fourteen men and besieged the fort.
		[Governor Henry Ellis was born about the year 1720, and was distinguished at an early age for his study of the natural sciences and by his interest in geographical discoveries.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/ga/state1/history/hist-11.htm (1836 words)

	Election 2002 - New York Governor
		James Wright did what almost all fl voters in New York did yesterday: he voted for Carl McCall.
		The prospect of having a fl governor is both a burden and an inspiration to many in the fl community.
		Nonetheless, he admits a fl governor would be a new and powerful yardstick by which young people could measure their potential.
	www.jrn.columbia.edu /studentwork/election/2002/governor/blacks.asp (838 words)

	GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $250,000 TO CREATE JOBS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
		Governor George E. Pataki today announced the state will provide $250,000 in transportation funds to improve access and create jobs in the Village of Adams.
		Senator James Wright said, "Governor Pataki's announcement today is a prime example of the public-private sector relationship which is allowing businesses to grow here in Jefferson County and across the state.
		Assemblyman Bob Nortz said, "We are, once again, indebted to the Governor for his assistance to retain and expand the employment base as well as enhancing the future of our dairy industry in Jefferson County.
	www.state.ny.us /governor/press/00/july14_00.htm (693 words)

	wrightsquare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Originally named for the Viscount Percival, the President of the colony’s board of Trustees, and later renamed for the Royal Governor James Wright, the square houses the U.S. Federal building, and the old Chatham County Court House.
		The Gordon monument, located in the center of the square, honors William Washington Gordon, founder of the Central of Georgia Railroad, and grandfather of Juliette Gordon Low.
		Wright Square is also the burial spot of Tomochichi, but no monument was erected until 1754 when the Colonial Dames placed a granite boulder in the square’s southeast corner.
	www.hist.armstrong.edu /heritage/wrightsquare.htm (106 words)

	Search Our Georgia History for Wright
		Governor Wright signs into law an ordinance passed by both houses of the Georgia legislature appointing Benjamin Franklin as the state's colonial agent.
		James Wright made a baronet for his accomplishments as Royal Governor of Georgia
		Royal Governor James Wright, who had been placed under house arrest in January, flees the Governor's mansion in Savannah.
	www.ourgeorgiahistory.com /search?id=1302 (808 words)

	History - Madison County Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Madison County was created by the Georgia Legislature in 1811 and was formed from portions of Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties.
		It is the 38th county in the state and was named for the nation’s fourth president, James Madison.
		Governor James Wright sold farms of 100 to 1,000 acres to settlers who came to Georgia from similar areas of Pennsylvania, Virginia and North and South Carolina.
	www.madisoncountyga.org /history.html (189 words)

	JordansinGA1820Oglethorpe
		Second, those who were loyal during the Revolutionary War or served in the military were given "bounty" land as a method of land disbursement. By 1808, property was also being distributed through land lotteries.
		The rich lands and properties surrounding the Broad River were the first areas settled. In the 1780s, Colonel George Mathews (twice appointed Governor of Georgia) led a migration of settlers from Virginia into the Goose Pond/Broad River area of what was then Wilkes County.
		Oglethorpe County, the 19th county in Georgia, was named in honor of James Edward Oglethorpe, founder of the colony of Georgia and the state's first governor. Shortly after the county's creation, the legislature began to plan the county.
	jordannctoal.homestead.com /JordansinGA1820Oglethorpe.html (412 words)

	Battle of the Rice Boats, March 2-3, 1776
		Towards the end of 1775 James Wright was powerless to stop the rebellious faction in the Georgia House.
		Urging the radical Council of Safety to permit the fleet to purchase the provisions, Royal Governor Wright and others are detained, effectively ending royal rule in the state.
		Further north a group of boats containing rice are the target of a British attack on March 2, 1776.
	www.ngeorgia.com /revolution/amrev7a.html (310 words)

	UPNE - The Branch Will Not Break: James Wright
		In celebration of fifty years of publishing, Wesleyan University Press is pleased to present a special miniature edition of this best-selling volume of poetry by James Wright.
		JAMES WRIGHT (1927–1980) received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1972 for his Collected Poems.
		He was well known for his translations of Pablo Neruda and César Vallejo and for his poems about the Midwest.
	www.upne.com /0-8195-6841-4.html (101 words)

	Lyman Hall
		Elected to Continental Congress, 1775; Delegate to the Georgia House of Assembly, Elected Governor of Georgia, 1783; Judge, 1785.
		He returned to Georgia in 1782, to reclaim his lands, was elected to the House of Assembly in 1783 and then elevated to the office of the Governor.
		After a single year as Governor, he served one more year in the Assembly, then a year as judge.
	www.ushistory.org /declaration/signers/hall.htm (295 words)

	List of Governors of Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of Governors of the state of Georgia, including governors of the British colony of Georgia.
		Following the dates of service for many governors is the county or city named after that governor.
		James Wright, 1760 - 1776, 1779 - 1782
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Governor_of_Georgia (206 words)

	Bauman Rare Books : 1-800-99-BAUMAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The envelope is addressed to Governor John Milledge of Georgia, who was “one of the most important political figures in Georgia during the Revolutionary War and early national period, holding positions as governor, congressman for four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and president pro tempore in the U.S. Senate.
		Milledge, one of the party who seized British colonial governor James Wright at Savannah in January 1776, was also a principal figure in the organization of the University of Georgia” (
		Milledge was governor from late-1802 through mid-1806, meaning that this envelope was sent sometime between 1802 and 1805.
	www.baumanrarebooks.com /asp/BookDetails2.asp?ItemID=59181 (165 words)

	Amazon.com: "Governor Macquarie": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Waring) and James Atkinson (1795-183-1), a farmer from Kent, England, %% ho received Oldbury, Berrima (NSW), as a grant from Governor Macquarie in 1831.
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		By the time Governor Macquarie, Sydney's first great'builder', began his twelve year jurisdiction in 1810 there was a growing feeling...
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