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June 30, 1785 (88 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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James Oglethorpe
James Edward Oglethorpe was an English soldier, Member of Congress and philanthropist, and the founder of the colony of Georgia in the then British America. As a social reformer, he hopes to resettle Britain's poorly deserved people in the New World, initially focusing on prisoners in debtor prisons. Born into an important British family, Othethorpe left university in England and a British Army commission to go to France, where he attended a military academy before fighting under Prince Eugene of Savoy. in Austria-Turkey. He returned to England in 1718 and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1722. Its early years were relatively mundane until 1729, when Oglethorpe was appointed chairman of the Gaol Commission investigating the prisons of British debtors. After the report was published, to gain wide attention, Oglethorpe and others began to publicize the idea of ​​a new colony, to serve as a buffer between the Carolinas and Spain, Florida.
BornDecember 22, 1696, Godalming, Surrey, England
DiedJune 30, 1785, Cranham, Essex, England
Spouse(s)Elizabeth (née Wright)
Alma materEton College, Corpus Christi, Oxford, a military academy, Paris, France
ProfessionStatesman, soldier, agriculturalist
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byWilliam Stephens

About James Oglethorpe

Explorer James Oglethorpe was born on December 22, 1696 in England (He dies at the age of 88, on June 30, 1785).

A British statesman who is credited with founding the Georgian colony.

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James Oglethorpe before becoming famous

James Oglethorpe was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1696 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.

After becoming a member of Parliament in 1722, he rose to prominence as a great humanitarian.

Achievement of James Oglethorpe

He convinced the British Parliament to relocate the impoverished and criminals of London to Georgia, a New World colony.

James Oglethorpe's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Sir Theophilus Oglethorpe and Lady Eleanor Oglethorpe were his parents. Elizabeth Oglethorpe was his wife.

James Oglethorpe Collabed with

When he was the US Ambassador to England, he paid a visit to US President John Adams in London.

John Adams (1735 - 1826) (US President)
John Adams (1735 - 1826)

US President

James Oglethorpe Income & Net worth

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