John Habersham

John Habersham (December 23, 1754 – December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from

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. He was the son of loyalist official

James Habersham James Habersham (26 January 1712 – 28 August 1775) was an English-born American merchant, planter, missionary, teacher and politician who lived the majority of his life in the Province of Georgia. Habersham is credited with opening the first di ...

, the younger brother of patriot leader

Joseph Habersham Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States. Early years Born in Savannah, Georgia, to James Habers ...

. They were both the younger brothers of James Habersham Jr. He served as an officer in the 1st Georgia Regiment during the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

. He was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation in 1785. John Habersham was a member of

the Society of the Cincinnati The Society of the Cincinnati is a fraternal, hereditary society founded in 1783 to commemorate the American Revolutionary War that saw the creation of the United States. Membership is largely restricted to descendants of military officers wh ...

of the State of Georgia. In the 1780s, Habersham owned

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.Bonaventure Plantation
- SavannahGA.gov Upon his death in 1799, he was buried in Savannah's

Colonial Park Cemetery Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally, Colonial Cemetery) is a historic cemetery located in downtown Savannah, Georgia. It became a city park in 1896,Habersham’s Congressional biography
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1754 births 1799 deaths 18th-century American politicians American slave owners Continental Army officers from Georgia (U.S. state) Continental Congressmen from Georgia (U.S. state) {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub