James Gunn (politician, 1753)

James Gunn (born March 13, 1753 in Colony of Virginia , † July 30, 1801 in Louisville , Georgia ) was an American politician who represented the state of Georgia in the US Senate .

James Gunn, whose exact place of birth is unknown, trained in law and then began practicing as a lawyer in Savannah . During the Revolutionary War he served in Dragoon units in the Georgia militia , in whose ranks he ultimately rose to become brigadier general .

In 1787 Gunn was nominated as a delegate to the Continental Congress , which was meeting in New York at the time ; however, he did not attend a single meeting of the body. On January 17, 1789 , he was elected one of the first two US Senators for Georgia. The Senate classes were drawn between him and William Few , with Gunn receiving the class 3 seat; so he completed a six-year term from March 4, 1789, while Few was elected as a class 2 senator for only four years. Gunn, meanwhile joined the federalists , was confirmed in his mandate on November 13, 1794 and remained in the Senate until March 3, 1801. He then returned to Georgia and settled in what was then the capital, Louisville, so that he could continue to actively participate in state politics. But he died in July of the same year.

The steamship James Gunn (ATS-0044) , a Liberty freighter built and deployed during World War II , was named after the Senator.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ A New Nation Votes, Georgia 1794 U.S. Senate , January 11, 2012, accessed November 25, 2019
^ GUNN, James, (1753-1801) , Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, accessed November 25, 2019

personal data
SURNAME	Gunn, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 13, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH	Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	July 30, 1801
Place of death	Louisville , Georgia

[1] A New Nation Votes, Georgia 1794 U.S. Senate , January 11, 2012, accessed November 25, 2019

[2] GUNN, James, (1753-1801) , Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, accessed November 25, 2019