- F. Samuel Gwinnett (add)
- M. Anne Button (add)
- Button Gwinnett1735 - 1777
- H. Button Gwinnett1735 - 1777
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Facts and Events
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Button Gwinnett (March 3, 1735 – May 19, 1777) was an English-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence. He was also, briefly, the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metropolitan Atlanta) was named for him. He was named in honor of his mother’s cousin, Barbara Button, who became his godmother. Gwinnett was killed in a duel by rival Lachlan McIntosh following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Button Gwinnett, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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