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Button Gwinnett
Cenotaph

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Button Gwinnett

Birth
Death
1777 (aged 41–42)
Cenotaph
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.0759389, Longitude: -81.1006556
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English-born Gwinnett was a merchant and planter. Elected to the Georgia Assembly and in 1776 to the Continental Congress he signed the Declaration of Independence and served as Governor of Georgia. His political ambitions led to bitter disagreements ending in a duel that took his life.

English-born Gwinnett was a merchant and planter. Elected to the Georgia Assembly and in 1776 to the Continental Congress he signed the Declaration of Independence and served as Governor of Georgia. His political ambitions led to bitter disagreements ending in a duel that took his life.


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Stone placed by Button Gwinnett Chapter Georgia Society, SAR


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