John Walton
U.S. Congressperson
1738 – 1783
Who was John Walton?
John Walton was a Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress. Though born in Virginia, Walton later became a planter near Augusta, Georgia. He was elected as a delegate from St. Paul Parish to the Provincial Congress at Savannah in 1775, and then elected to the Continental Congress in 1778. He signed the Articles of Confederation on behalf of Georgia on July 24, 1778. He held the office of surveyor of Richmond County for several years before his death in New Savannah, Georgia in 1783. His brother was George Walton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia and one of the first governors of Georgia.
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- Born
- 1738
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- 1783
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on July 23, 2013
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