George Walton

{{Infobox Governor
 * name               =George Walton
 * image              =George Walton.jpg
 * order              =United States Senator from Georgia
 * term_start         =November 16, 1795
 * term_end           =February 20, 1796
 * predecessor        =James Jackson
 * successor          =Josiah Tattnall
 * birth_date         ={{birth-date|1749}} or 1750
 * birth_place        =Cumberland County, Virginia
 * death_date = {{death-date|February 2, 1804}}
 * death_place        =Augusta, Georgia
 * nationality        =
 * party              =James Jackson. Walton only served in that position from November 16, 1795, to February 20, 1796, until a successor, Josiah Tattnall, was officially elected.

He was a political ally of Scotch-Irish General Lachlan McIntosh and a foe of Button Gwinnett. He and Gwinnett's political battles resulted in his expulsion from office and indictment for various criminal activities.

He was censured for his role in a duel which resulted in Button Gwinnett's death. He became Chief Justice of Georgia, 1783-89, Governor of Georgia in 1789, and U.S. Senator in 1795.

Walton also was colonel in the army and when he was riding his horse a cannonball was fired and it hit him in the leg. With a broken leg Walton was held captive for the British army for two years. He was exchanged for a British naval officer and released, despite his having been a signer of the Declaration, which, technically, made him a traitor to the British crown.

Offices held
The offices he held were:
 * Continental Congress (1776-78)
 * Colonel of the First Georgia Militia (1778)
 * Governor of Georgia (1779–80)
 * U.S. Congress (1780-1781)
 * Chief Justice of Georgia (1783-89)
 * Governor of Georgia (1789-90)
 * U.S. Senator (1795–96)

In addition, Walton served as a trustee of Richmond Academy and of the University of Georgia. He was the youngest signer of the declaration at age 26. He helped fight in the Battle of Kettle Creek. George Walton was also a Freemason and member of Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. at Savannah. Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. was established by the renowned Freemason and General James Edward Oglethorpe on February 21, 1734. Solomon's Lodge is now the "Oldest Continuously Operating English Constituted Lodge of Freemasons in the Western Hemisphere".

Death
He died in [[August

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