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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaSamuel ELBERT
(1740-1788)
ELBERT, Samuel, a Delegate
from Georgia; born in Prince William Parish, S.C., in 1740; engaged
in mercantile business in Savannah, Ga.; captain of a grenadier
company in 1774; member of the council on safety in 1775;
lieutenant colonel in 1776 and later the same year made a colonel
of a battalion of Continental troops; commanded a brigade under
General Ashe at the battle of Briar Creek, S.C.; taken prisoner but
was exchanged and took part in the battle of Yorktown; promoted to
brigadier general in 1783; elected as a Delegate to the Continental
Congress January 9, 1784, but declined to serve; Governor of
Georgia in 1785 and appointed major general of militia; died in
Savannah, Ga., November 1, 1788.
Bibliography
Jones, Charles Colcock, Jr. The Life and Services of the
Honorable Maj. Gen. Samuel Elbert of Georgia. 1887. Reprint,
New York: W. Abbatt, 1911.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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