Person
James Oglethorpe
British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia
James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 – 30 June 1785) is a British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia.
As a social reformer, he hopes to resettle Britain's poor, especially those in debtors' prisons, in the New World.