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Oglethorpe settled near the present site of Savannah, Georgia on February 12, 1733. He negotiated with the Creek tribe for land and established a series of defensive forts.

The Landing of Oglethorpe in Georgia

Oglethorpe settled near the present site of Savannah, Georgia on February 12, 1733. He negotiated with…

James Oglethorpe (1/2/22/1696 - 6/30/1785) was a British general, a philanthropist and was the founder of the colony of Georgia. A social reformer in England, he hoped to resettle England's poor, especially those in debtors prison, in the New World. Oglethorpe sailed for 88 days, arriving in Charleston, South Carolina on the ship Anne, in late 1732, and settled near the present site of Savannah, Georgia on February 12, 1733.

General James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe (1/2/22/1696 - 6/30/1785) was a British general, a philanthropist and was the founder…

Portrait of Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

Portrait of Oglethorpe

The founder of Georgia, born in London, England, Dec. 21, 1688; died there Jan. 30, 1785.

James Oglethorpe

The founder of Georgia, born in London, England, Dec. 21, 1688; died there Jan. 30, 1785.

An English general and the founder of the state of Georgia.

James Oglethorpe

An English general and the founder of the state of Georgia.

James Oglethorpe, who established the chartered colony of Georgia.

James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe, who established the chartered colony of Georgia.