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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaJohn Joachim ZUBLY
(1724-1781)
ZUBLY, John Joachim, a
Delegate from Georgia; born in St. Gall, Switzerland, August 27,
1724; immigrated to America and settled in South Carolina; was
engaged as a clerk in Wando Neck; ordained to the ministry in 1744;
was the first pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Savannah (later
the Independent Presbyterian Church) in 1760; served in the
Provincial Congress of Georgia in 1775; Member of the Continental
Congress from July 4, 1775, to November 1775, when he resigned; was
accused of having furnished information to Sir James Wright, the
royal governor, and narrowly escaped severe punishment; was
banished from the State and one-half of his property was
confiscated; resided in South Carolina 1777-1779; returned to
Georgia and resumed pastoral duties in Savannah, where he died July
23, 1781; interment in what was later known as Colonial Park.
Bibliography
Martin, Roger A. “John Joachim Zubly: Preacher, Planter, and
Politician.” Ph.D. diss., University of Georgia, 1976.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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