James Oglethorpe

British general, Member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia

1696 CE to 1785 CE

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.

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