George Troup

George McIntosh Troup
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
March 4, 1829 – November 8, 1833
Preceded byOliver H. Prince
Succeeded byJohn P. King
In office
November 13, 1816 – September 23, 1818
Preceded byWilliam W. Bibb
Succeeded byJohn Forsyth
32nd Governor of Georgia
In office
November 7, 1823 – November 7, 1827
Preceded byJohn Clark
Succeeded byJohn Forsyth
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's At-large district
In office
March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1815
Preceded byDavid Meriwether
Succeeded byWilson Lumpkin
Member of the Georgia General Assembly
In office
1803-1805
Personal details
Born(1780-09-08)September 8, 1780
McIntosh Bluff, Alabama
DiedApril 26, 1856(1856-04-26) (aged 75)
Treutlen County, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican, Democratic
Spouse(s)Anne St. Clair McCormick
Anne Carter
Alma materCollege of New Jersey

George McIntosh Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the U.S. Senate. A believer in expansionist Manifest Destiny policies and a supporter of native Indian removal, Troup was born to planters and supported slavery throughout his career. Later in his life, he was known as "the Hercules of states' rights."