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George Mathews (August 30, 1739 – August 30, 1812) was an American soldier and politician from the U.S. States of Virginia and Georgia. He was a brevet brigadier general in the Continental Army, the 20th and 24th Governor of Georgia, a U.S. Representative from Georgia, and the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida.

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  • George Mathews (* 30. August 1739 im Augusta County, Colony of Virginia; † 30. August 1812 in Augusta, Georgia) war ein britisch-amerikanischer Politiker und zweimaliger Gouverneur von Georgia. (de)
  • George Mathews (Condado de Augusta, 30 de agosto de 1739-Augusta, 30 de agosto de 1812) fue un colono de los Estados Unidos, comerciante y pionero de Virginia y Georgia occidental. Sirvió en el Ejército Continental durante la Guerra de Independencia y más tarde se instaló en Georgia. Fue el , y estuvo durante un mandato en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, en representación de ese Estado; así mismo, lideró una expedición de filibusteros para capturar Florida para los Estados Unidos. (es)
  • George Mathews (August 30, 1739 – August 30, 1812) was an American soldier and politician from the U.S. States of Virginia and Georgia. He was a brevet brigadier general in the Continental Army, the 20th and 24th Governor of Georgia, a U.S. Representative from Georgia, and the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida. Born in Augusta County in the Virginia Colony, Mathews was in early life a merchant and planter. As an officer in the colonial militia, he gained statewide fame for his role in the Battle of Point Pleasant of Dunmore's War. He was afterward elected to the House of Burgesses from Augusta County, but did not attend a session. On the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, he served as colonel of the 9th Virginia Regiment in the Continental Army. He and his entire regiment were captured on October 4, 1777, in the Battle of Germantown. Mathews spent the next four years as a prisoner of war, including two years on a British prison ship. He was brevetted brigadier general at the end of the war. After the war, Mathews moved to the state of Georgia and was quickly elected governor of the state. He served two nonconsecutive terms, voted to ratify the United States Constitution, and served in the 1st United States Congress. His second term as governor was overshadowed by his involvement in the Yazoo Land Fraud, which led to his political downfall. Mathews relocated to the Mississippi Territory and in 1810 was sent as a secret agent by President James Madison to annex the Spanish territory of East Florida for the United States. Mathews was unable to claim the territory peacefully, so he created an insurrectionist force that captured Ferninanda Beach and Amelia Island and turned them over to the U.S. This act, now referred to as the Patriot War of East Florida, was denounced by Spain and its allies. Madison, under political pressure, disavowed Mathews' actions. The vagueness of Madison's instructions to Mathews have led to significant debate among historians as to whether Mathews acted outside of the purview of his mandate. (en)
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  • *Dunmore's War **Battle of Point Pleasant *American Revolutionary War **Battle of Brandywine **Battle of Germantown *Seminole Wars *Patriot War of East Florida (en)
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  • Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district (en)
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  • Planter, politician (en)
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  • Goose Pond Plantation, Wilkes County, Georgia (en)
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  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery (en)
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  • Continental Army: 1775–1783 (en)
  • Militia: 1774 (en)
  • U.S. Army: 1810–1812 (en)
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  • George Mathews signature, library of congress.png (en)
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  • George Mathews (* 30. August 1739 im Augusta County, Colony of Virginia; † 30. August 1812 in Augusta, Georgia) war ein britisch-amerikanischer Politiker und zweimaliger Gouverneur von Georgia. (de)
  • George Mathews (Condado de Augusta, 30 de agosto de 1739-Augusta, 30 de agosto de 1812) fue un colono de los Estados Unidos, comerciante y pionero de Virginia y Georgia occidental. Sirvió en el Ejército Continental durante la Guerra de Independencia y más tarde se instaló en Georgia. Fue el , y estuvo durante un mandato en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, en representación de ese Estado; así mismo, lideró una expedición de filibusteros para capturar Florida para los Estados Unidos. (es)
  • George Mathews (August 30, 1739 – August 30, 1812) was an American soldier and politician from the U.S. States of Virginia and Georgia. He was a brevet brigadier general in the Continental Army, the 20th and 24th Governor of Georgia, a U.S. Representative from Georgia, and the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida. (en)
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  • George Mathews (soldier) (en)
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