John Walton (1738–1783), a Founding Father of the United States, was a Georgia delegate to the

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. Though born in Virginia, Walton later became a planter near Augusta, Georgia. He was elected as a delegate from St. Paul Parish to the Provincial Congress at

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in 1775, and then elected to the Continental Congress in 1778. He signed the

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on behalf of Georgia on July 24, 1778. He held the office of surveyor of Richmond County for several years before his death in New Savannah, Georgia in 1783. Walton's brother was

George Walton George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804), a Founding Father of the United States, signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second chief executive of Georgia. Early life Wal ...

, a signer of the Declaration of Independence for Georgia and one of the first governors of Georgia.

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