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CONSTITUTIONAL OFnCERS OF GEORGIAGOVERNORS OF GEORGIA1733-1984TRUSTEE PERIODPLACE OFNAME BIRTH BIRTH AND DEATH TERM POLITICAL PARTY*Janes Edward Oglethorpe, England Dec. 22, 1696-July 1, 1785 Feb. 12, 1733-1743Resident TrusteeOglethorpe had no title from the Trustees and should be called "Resident Trustee."The Trustees never appointed a governor for Georgia (A History of Georgia byCoulter, pp. 17-18).Milliani Stephens, President England Jan. 28, 1671-Aug. 1753 July 11, 1743-1751Henry Parker, President England Unknown-1752 April 8, 1751-1752Parker died between June 3 and Sept. 21, 1752 (Vol. 6, Colonial Records).Patrick Grahan, President England Unknown-May 30, 1755 Dec. 6, 1752-Oct. 30, 1754(Stephens, Parker, and Graham should be called "Presidents of the Colony of Georgia").ROYAL PERIODJohn Reynolds England Born ca. 1700-1713 Oct. 30, 1754-1757Died ca. 1776-1781Henry Ellis Ireland Aug. 29, 1721-Jan. 21, 1806 Feb. 16, 1757-1760Janes Nright England May 8, 1716-Nov.20, 1785 Oct. 31, 1760-Mar. 1776July, 1779-July 10, 1782Wright fled froi Georgia in 1776 when the Revolutionaries took control butreturned in 1779 and continued as Governor of the British held portion ofGeorgia until 1782.