James Edward Oglethorpe
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Philanthropy, Philanthropists
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: With his social vision, promotional genius, military ability, and personal guidance, Oglethorpe established the colony of Georgia and frustrated the Spanish effort to push the British out of southeastern North America.
Early Life
James Edward Oglethorpe was born in London, the seventh and last child of Sir Theophilus and Lady Eleanor Wall Oglethorpe, two Jacobites who surrounded young Oglethorpe with intrigue and endowed him with the family’s strong moral courage, conviction, loyalty to the Crown, and military and parliamentary...
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