Button Gwinnett
American politician (1735-1777)
Button Gwinnett (baptized: April 10, 1735 – May 19, 1777), was second of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. He was also briefly the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metro Atlanta) was named after him.
Button Gwinnett | |
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| 2nd Governor of Georgia | |
| In office March 4, 1777 – May 8, 1777 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Bulloch |
| Succeeded by | John A. Treutlen |
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| Born | April 10, 1735 Gloucestershire, England |
| Died | May 19, 1777 near Savannah, Georgia |
| Nationality | English-American |
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