John Walton (politician)

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John Walton (* 1738 in Colony of Virginia , † 1783 in New Savannah , Georgia ) was an American politician and a settler near Augusta , Georgia. He was a brother of George Walton , governor and US Senator from Georgia, and the cousin of Matthew Walton , Congressman for Kentucky .

Walton was elected as a delegate from St. Paul Parish to the Provincial Congress in Savannah in 1775 . He was then elected to the Continental Congress on February 26, 1778 , where he signed the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778 . He was also a land surveyor in Richmond County for several years before he died in 1783.

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  • John Walton in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Walton, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1738
PLACE OF BIRTH Colony of Virginia
DATE OF DEATH 1783
Place of death New Savannah , Georgia