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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaJosiah TATTNALL
(1762-1803)
Senate Years of Service:
1796-1799Party: Democratic
RepublicanTATTNALL, Josiah, a
Senator from Georgia; born at Bonaventure, near Savannah, Ga., in
1762; completed preparatory studies; went with his father to
England at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and attended Eaton
College; ran away from England and enlisted in the Continental Army
in 1782; colonel of a regiment of Georgia State troops in 1793 for
protection against the Indians and was promoted to brigadier
general in 1801; member, State house of representatives 1795-1796;
elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Jackson and
served from February 20, 1796, to March 3, 1799; Governor of
Georgia 1801-1802; died in Nassau, New Providence, British West
Indies, June 6, 1803; interment in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah,
Ga.
Bibliography
Mellichamp, Josephine. “Josiah Tattnall.” In
Senators From Georgia, pp. 43-46. Huntsville, Ala.: Strode
Publishers, 1976.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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