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| October 31, 1754 |
John Reynolds takes his oath of office, becoming the first royal governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| March 29, 1756 |
Royal governor John Reynolds writes to the British Board of Trade and charges Georgia assembly "greedy for power," incompetent and unfaithful.
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| April 6, 1756 |
Charges are brought by Georgia General Assembly to Lord Halifax about royal governor John Reynolds. William Little, his secretary, was handling administration of the colony and not Reynolds. Little, a friend of Reynolds from the Royal Navy, changed the voting of the house to show that a bill which was approved by the Georgia legislature had been voted down.
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| February 16, 1757 |
Henry Ellis arrives in Savannah, carrying his orders to replace John Reynolds as Governor. Reynolds immediately sets sail on the Charming Martha, leaving Ellis in charge.
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Governors of Georgia, 1733-1800
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| July 7, 1757 |
Gov. John Reynolds arrives in England. He resigns as royal governor and returns to his rank in the royal navy.
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| February 3, 1788 |
John Reynolds, first royal governor of Georgia, died after suffering a stroke
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| December 11, 1811 |
John Howard, John W. Devereux and Hubert Reynolds are appointed commisioners to contract for the state penitentiary. The facility is to be built in Milledgeville. |
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