Samuel Stirk (1756 – 1793) was an English attorney from

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, Province of Georgia, in the 18th century. He was a lieutenant colonel of the Georgia Militia and a delegate to the

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. By the time of his death, aged 36 or 37, he was known as a "Georgian of distinction".

Life and career

Stirk was born in England in 1756 to Nathan and Mary. During the American Revolutionary War, he was lieutenant colonel in 1778. He was with Button Gwinnett in the "disastrous expedition against East Florida".''Letter from Samuel Stirk to Brigadier General Twiggs'', ''The Georgia Historical Quarterly'', volume 1, no. 4 (December 1917), Georgia Historical Society, pp. 344–346 He was elected Attorney General of Georgia in January 1781. He served one term (four years). In the late 18th century, Stirk taught law. One of his students was Charles Harris, a future mayor of Savannah. Stirk was one of the seven first aldermen selected by the citizens of Savannah in March 1790.

Death

Stirk died in 1793, aged 36 or 37. He is buried in Savannah's Catholic Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stirk, Samuel 1756 births 1793 deaths English lawyers Lawyers from Savannah, Georgia British emigrants to the Thirteen Colonies People of Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Revolution Georgia (U.S. state) Attorneys General