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Richard Wayne (actor)
Dr. Richard Wayne (April 4, 1804 – June 27, 1858) served as mayor of Savannah, Georgia for four terms: 1844 - 1845, 1848–1851, 1852–1853 and 1857 - 1858. He died while in offic Wayne was the first mayor of Savannah elected by its citizens. Prior to his election, mayors were appointed by the city aldermen. He is buried in Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery Laurel Grove Cemetery is a cemetery located in midtown Savannah, Georgia. It includes the original cemetery for whites (now known as Laurel Grove North) and a companion burial ground (called Laurel Grove South) that was reserved for slaves and fr .... References * Gamble, Thomas, Jr., ''A History of the City Government of Savannah, Ga., from 1790 to 1901'', pp. 47–48. * Gamble, ''All the Ordinances of the City of Savannah, 1858'', p. 318. External links * 1804 births 1858 deaths Mayors of Savannah, Georgia 19th-century American politicians {{GeorgiaUS-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Britain, British British America, colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. A strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the American Civil War, Savannah is today an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's Georgia (U.S. state)#Major cities, fifth-largest city, with a 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census population of 147,780. The Savannah metropolitan area, Georgia's List of metropolitan areas in Georgia (U.S. state), third-largest, had a 2020 population of 404,798. Each year, Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings. These buildings include the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low (f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurel Grove Cemetery
Laurel Grove Cemetery is a cemetery located in midtown Savannah, Georgia. It includes the original cemetery for whites (now known as Laurel Grove North) and a companion burial ground (called Laurel Grove South) that was reserved for slaves and free people of color. The original cemetery has countless graves of many of Savannah's Confederate veterans of the American Civil War. The cemetery was dedicated in 1852. The lawyer and poet Henry Rootes Jackson delivered the dedication address. With lush plantings and beautifully carved stones, both sections of Laurel Grove Cemetery resemble more famous Victorian-era graveyards such as Green-Wood in New York City and Père Lachaise in Paris. The south section of the cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thorne Williams
William T. Williams (1785–1868) was an American politician who served as mayor of Savannah, Georgia (1828–1830, 1833–1834, 1841–1842, and 1843–1844). Biography Williams was born in 1785 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved to Savannah where he worked as a printer, bookbinder, and operated a bookstore. In 1813, he became a member of the Chatham Artillery. In 1825, he was elected alderman and then was elected mayor in 1828 serving two terms until 1830. After mayor George Owen resigned on July 11, 1833, Williams completed the remainder of his term and then was again elected to a one-year term as mayor on September 9, 1833. He served as mayor for an additional two terms (1841–1842, and 1843–1844). He died in 1868. He served as a curator for the Georgia Historical Society The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is a statewide historical society in Georgia. Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, GHS is one of the oldest historical organizations in the United States. Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Burroughs (mayor)
Henry S. Burroughs (February 3, 1845 – March 31, 1878) was an American professional baseball player, for the Washington Olympics The Olympic Club of Washington, D.C., or Washington Olympics in modern nomenclature, was an early professional baseball team. When the National Association of Base Ball Players permitted openly professional clubs for the 1869 season, the Olympics ... in 1871 and 1872. He died at age 33 in Newark New Jersey of undisclosed causes. External links Major League Baseball outfielders Washington Olympics (NABBP) players Washington Olympics players Baseball players from Newark, New Jersey 19th-century baseball players 1845 births 1878 deaths {{US-baseball-outfielder-1840s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Savannah, Georgia ...
The Mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1789, the City has had 67 mayors.Savannah Morning News Election for Mayor is held every four years, and is held as a non-partisan election. List ;Notes † Deceased/murdered in office. See also * Savannah, Georgia * Timeline of Savannah, Georgia * Garden City, Georgia * List of mayors of Garden City, Georgia * List of mayors of Atlanta * List of mayors of Augusta, Georgia * List of mayors of Columbus, Georgia * List of mayors of Macon, Georgia Footnotes {{Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Arnold (mayor)
Richard Arnold may refer to: * Richard Arnold (chronicler) (died c. 1521), English antiquary and chronicler * Richard Arnold (executive) (born 1971), British accountant and director at Manchester United * Richard Arnold (general) (1828–1882), Major General in the American Civil War * Richard Arnold (judge) (born 1961), British judge * Richard Arnold (politician) (born 1959), German politician * Richard Arnold (presenter) (born 1969), British television presenter and personality * Richard Alexander Arnold, professor of English at Alfaisal University * Richard R. Arnold (born 1963), American astronaut * Richard S. Arnold (1936–2004), Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit * Richard Arnold (died 1647), English soldier executed after the Corkbush Field mutiny * Richard Arnold, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, 1842–1843, 1851–1852, and 1859–1860 See also * Rich Arnold Richard D. Arnold (born February 9, 1945) is an Iowa State Representative from the 72nd Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Elliott Ward
John Elliott Ward (October 2, 1814 – November 30, 1902) was an American politician and diplomat. Biography John Elliott Ward was born in Sunbury, Georgia on October 2, 1814. He served as United States Attorney for Georgia, mayor of Savannah, Georgia, speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, president of the Georgia State Senate, president of the 1856 Democratic National Convention, and United States Minister to China under James Buchanan. He resigned from his diplomatic post shortly after the outbreak of the American Civil War, returned to Savannah, and after the war, moved to New York City, where he practiced law for several years. He died in Dorchester (now Midway), Georgia on November 30, 1902. See also * List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives List of speakers See also * List of minority leaders of the Georgia House of Representatives * List of minority leaders of the Georgia State Senate This is a list of minority leaders of the Georgia S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Proctor Screven
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Turner (mayor)
Thomas or Tom Turner may refer to: Politics *Thomas Turner (15th century MP) for Rochester *Thomas Turner (fl.1559), MP for Reading * Thomas Turner (died c. 1586), MP for Bath * Thomas Turner (congressman) (1821–1900), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky, 1877–1881 *Thomas G. Turner (1810–1875), governor of Rhode Island * Thomas Frewen Turner, British Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire *Thomas J. Turner (1815–1874), U.S. Representative from Illinois Sports * Thomas Turner (cricketer) (1865–1936), Australian cricketer *Thomas Turner (footballer) (fl. 1884), Scottish international footballer *Thomas Turner (sport shooter) (born 1972), Australian sport shooter *Tom Turner (catcher) (1916–1986), American Major League catcher, 1940–1944 *Tom Turner (first baseman) (1915–2013), American Negro league baseball player Others * Thomas Turner (dean of Canterbury) (1591–1672), Anglican dean *Thomas Turner (diarist) (1729–1793), English diarist *Thomas Turner (metall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
