- George Handley
"This page is about the American politician. For the English footballer, see
George Handley (footballer) ."George Handley (
February 29 ,1752 ndashSeptember 17 ,1793 ) was an American politician.He was born in
Sheffield ,Yorkshire, England , in 1752 and moved toSavannah, Georgia in1775 . During theAmerican Revolutionary War , Handley served in the1st Georgia Regiment of theContinental Army , rising to the rank of captain. He was taken prisoner atAugusta, Georgia on18 September 1780 . At the conclusion of the war he was brevetted a major.Handley served as the
Governor of Georgia from1788 to1789 and was instrumental in the drafting of Georgia's stateconstitution .George Handley was a Freemason and member of
Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. at Savannah, Georgia.Fact|date=October 2008 Solomon's Lodge No. 1, F. & A. M. was established on February 21, 1734 by the renowned Freemason and founder of the Colony of Georgia James Edward Oglethorpe. Solomon's Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M. is now the "Oldest Continiously Operating English Constituted Lodge of Freemasons in the Western Hemisphere".Handley died near Rae's Hall Plantation near Savannah in 1793. His burial place is now unknown but is presumed to be in Savannah.
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