Back باتن غوينيت Arabic بوتون قوینت AZB Button Gwinnett Czech Button Gwinnett Welsh Button Gwinnett German Button Gwinnett Spanish باتون گوینت Persian Button Gwinnett French באטן גווינט HE Button Gwinnett Italian
Button Gwinnett | |
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| 8th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office February 22, 1777 – May 8, 1777 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Bulloch |
| Succeeded by | John Adam Treutlen |
| Member of the Continental Congress from Georgia | |
| In office 1776–1777 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1735 Down Hatherley, England |
| Died | May 19, 1777 (aged 42) near Savannah, Province of Georgia, British America |
| Spouse | Ann Bourne |
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Button Gwinnett (/ɡwɪˈnɛt/ gwin-ET; March 3, 1735 – May 19, 1777) was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers (first signature on the left) of the United States Declaration of Independence.[1] Gwinnett 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.[2][3] Gwinnett was killed in a duel by rival Lachlan McIntosh following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard B. (2011) [2009]. "Appendix: The Founding Fathers: A Partial List". The Founding Fathers Reconsidered. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199832576.
- ^ "Who's Got Button's Bones?". AMERICAN HERITAGE. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ "Button Gwinnett of Georgia: Merchant, Planter, Second Continental Congress Delegate, Council of Safety Member, and Declaration of Independence Signer – Constituting America". constitutingamerica.org. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-05-18.