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Edward Telfair
Governor of Georgia
In office
January 9, 1786 – January 9, 1787
Preceded bySamuel Elbert
Succeeded byGeorge Mathews
In office
November 11, 1789 – November 7, 1793
Preceded byGeorge Walton
Succeeded byGeorge Mathews
Personal details
Born1735 (1735)
Scotland
Died (aged 71–72)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse
Sarah Gibbons
(m. 1774)
SignatureEdward Telfair

Edward Telfair (1735 – September 17, 1807) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father, politician and slave trader who served as the governor of Georgia from 1786 to 1787 and again from 1790 to 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress and one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation.[1]

  1. ^ "Georgia Governor Edward Telfair". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 10, 2013.

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