Myrick Davies ( ? – 1781) was an American
politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...
. He served as the
Governor of Georgia
The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legisl ...
from 1780 to 1781 after
Stephen Heard
Stephen Heard (November 1, 1740 – November 15, 1815) was an American planter, politician and military officer who briefly served as president of Georgia and was sometimes called "governor". Born in Virginia, Heard fought in the French and Indian ...
moved to
North Carolina
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. Following his death in 1781,
Nathan Brownson
Nathan Brownson (May 14, 1742 – November 6, 1796) was an American physician and statesman. He served Georgia as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777 and as the Governor of Georgia in 1781. Nathan Brownson was a member of the Society ...
became governor. Davies was killed by Loyalists.
External links
Article from the Probert Encyclopedia*Northern, William J. and John Temple Graves. ''
Men of mark in Georgia: a complete and elaborate history of the state from its settlement to the present time, chiefly told in biographies and autobiographies of the most eminent men of each period of Georgia's progress and development''. (A. B. Caldwell, 1906) p. 53.
Year of birth missing
1781 deaths
Governors of Georgia (U.S. state)
Independent state governors of the United States
Georgia (U.S. state) Independents
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