Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett (1735 – May 19, 1777) is a British-born American founding father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

He is also, briefly, the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metropolitan Atlanta) is named for him.

Gwinnett is killed in a duel by a rival, Lachlan McIntosh, following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida.

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