George Mathews (August 30, 1739 [O.S. August 19, 1739] – ) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general; he was Governor of Georgia, and a U.S. Congressman. He was the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida, an 1810–1812 filibuster expedition to capture Spanish Florida for the United States.
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30 August 1739 Augusta County, Virginia
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Died |
30 August 1812 (aged 73)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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