Archibald Bulloch | |
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1st Governor of Georgia | |
In office April 15, 1776 – February 22, 1777 | |
Preceded by | William Ewen (as President of Council of Safety) |
Succeeded by | Button Gwinnett |
Delegate from Georgia to the Continental Congress | |
In office 1775–1775 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | January 1, 1730
Died | February 22, 1777 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 47)
Political party | Liberty Party, Whig |
Spouse |
Mary De Veaux (m. 1764) |
Profession | lawyer, statesman |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | Georgia Militia |
Years of service | 1775–1777 |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War
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Archibald Stobo Bulloch (January 1, 1730 – February 22, 1777) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the seventh governor of Georgia from 1776 to 1777. Born in the Province of South Carolina, Bulloch fought in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolution, and was also a great-grandfather of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, and great-great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States.[1]