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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaJohn WALTON
(1738-1783)
WALTON, John, (brother of
George Walton and cousin of Matthew Walton), a Delegate from
Georgia; born in Virginia in 1738; became a planter near Augusta,
Ga.; delegate from St. Paul Parish to the Provincial Congress at
Savannah, Ga., in 1775; elected to the Continental Congress
February 26, 1778; signed the Articles of Confederation on behalf
of Georgia on July 24, 1778; held office of surveyor of Richmond
County for several years; died at New Savannah, Ga., in 1783.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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