Nathan Brownson

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Nathan Brownson (born May 14, 1742 in Woodbury , Colony of Connecticut , † October 18, 1796 in Liberty County , Georgia ) was an American politician and governor of Georgia.

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The young Nathan Brownson graduated from Yale University in 1791 . He then studied medicine and established himself as a doctor in Liberty County, Georgia. When the revolution broke out , he joined the independence movement. During this time he was one of the leading figures in the movement. At times he served as a military doctor during the War of Independence . In 1775 he was a delegate to the so-called Provincial Congress , the first independent from the British congress in Georgia. In 1776 and 1777 he was a delegate to the Continental Congress .

In 1781 he succeeded William Glascock as Chairman ( Speaker ) of the House of Representatives of Georgia . This body elected him governor in the same year. During his tenure, the British were again expelled from Augusta and Georgia. Therefore, the governor's main interest was in rebuilding the state. However, due to the short terms of office and domestic political tensions, he was unable to achieve this goal. Even after the end of his tenure, Brownson remained politically active. In 1788 he was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. That same year he was on the committee that ratified the new United States Constitution. In 1789 he was a member of a convention that was supposed to revise the Georgian constitution. From 1790 to 1791 he was President of the Georgia Senate . He died on his Liberty County plantation in 1796.

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SURNAME Brownson, Nathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician, governor of Georgia
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1742
PLACE OF BIRTH Woodbury , Colony of Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 1796
Place of death Liberty County , Georgia