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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaNathan BROWNSON
(1742-1796)
BROWNSON, Nathan, a
Delegate from Georgia; born in Woodbury, Conn., May 14, 1742; was
graduated from Yale College in 1761; studied medicine and practiced
in Woodbury; moved to Liberty County, Ga., about 1764; member of
the Provincial Congress in 1775; surgeon in the Revolutionary Army;
Member of the Continental Congress in 1777; member of the State
house of representatives in 1781 and served as speaker; chosen by
that body as Governor of Georgia in 1782; again elected to the
State house of representatives in 1788 and served as speaker;
delegate to the State convention to ratify the Federal Constitution
in 1788 and to the State constitutional convention in 1789; member
of the State senate 1789-1791 and served as president of that body;
died on his plantation near Riceboro, Liberty County, Ga., November
6, 1796; interment in the Old Midway Burial Ground.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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