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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) abstract "George Mathews (August 30, 1739 [O.S. August 19, 1739] – August 30, 1812) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolution and afterward a United States general officer; he was 20th and 21st governor of Georgia, and a U.S. Congressman. He was the main U.S. participant in the Patriot War of East Florida, an 1810-1812 filibuster expedition to capture Spanish Florida for the United States.Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Mathews was in early life a merchant and planter. He quickly became a senior officer in the colonial forces, and was credited along with Colonel Andrew Lewis for the victory of the Virginia provincial militia against the Shawnee and Mingo Indian tribes in the Battle of Point Pleasant of Dunmore's War. He was afterward a member of the House of Burgesses from Augusta County. He attended the First Virginia Convention when the Virginia General Assembly was dissolved by Royal Governor Lord Dunmore.On the outbreak of the American Revolution Mathews led the 9th Virginia Infantry of the Continental Army to the Battle of Brandywine. He has been called "the hero of Brandywine" for his efforts during the American defeat. Mathews and his entire regiment were captured in the Battle of Germantown the following month. He spent the next four years as a prisoner of war, including two years on the British prison ship HMS Jersey. After the war, he moved to the state of Georgia and was quickly elected to the Georgia General Assembly. The same year he was elected 20th governor of the state. He served two terms as governor, and one intermittent term in Congress, during which he voted to ratify the United States Constitution. During his second administration he quietly allowed the creation of the rogue state of the Trans-Oconee Republic, headed by General Elijah Clarke. He oversaw the removal of the state when public opinion, coupled with pressure from the Federal government, shifted. His administration was later tainted by the Yazoo Land Fraud, which ultimately led to his retiring from politics.Mathews relocated to the Mississippi Territory and in 1810 was assigned a filibuster operation by President James Madison to incite an insurrection in East Florida and capture the territory for the United States. This initiative is now referred to as the Patriot War of East Florida. Mathews had successfully launched the insurrection, capturing Ferninanda Beach and Amelia Island, before the secret mission was recalled and disowned by President Madison, fearing war with Spain and its allies. On learning of the recall, Mathews set out to Washington DC to confront Madison on the decision. He died in Augusta, Georgia on his way to the capital. He is buried at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) activeYearsEndDate "1788-01-26".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) activeYearsEndDate "1791-03-03".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) activeYearsEndDate "1796-01-15".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) activeYearsStartDate "1787-01-09".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) activeYearsStartDate "1789-03-04".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) activeYearsStartDate "1793-11-07".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battle American_Revolutionary_War.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battle Battle_of_Brandywine.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battle Battle_of_Point_Pleasant.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battle Lord_Dunmore's_War.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battle Patriot_War_of_East_Florida.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battle Seminole_Wars.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) birthDate "1739-08-30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) birthPlace Augusta_County,_Virginia.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) birthYear "1739".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) country Kingdom_of_Great_Britain.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) country United_States.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) deathDate "1812-08-30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) deathPlace Augusta,_Georgia.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) deathYear "1812".
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) militaryBranch Continental_Army.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) militaryRank Brigadier_general_(United_States).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) orderInOffice "20th Governor of Georgia".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) orderInOffice "21st Governor of Georgia".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) orderInOffice "Delegate to the First Virginia Convention".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) orderInOffice "United States House of Representatives".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) orderInOffice "Virginia House of Burgesses".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) party Federalist.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) profession Plantations_in_the_American_South.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) profession Politician.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) relation Mathews_family_(Virginia).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) residence Georgia_(U.S._state).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) residence Wilkes_County,_Georgia.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) serviceEndYear "1774".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) serviceStartYear "1774".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) successor Francis_Willis_(Representative).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) successor George_Handley_(politician).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) successor Jared_Irwin.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) termPeriod George_Mathews_(Georgia)__1.
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) after Francis_Willis_(Representative).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) after George_Handley_(politician).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) after Jared_Irwin.
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) allegiance "Great Britain".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) allegiance "United States".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battles American_Revolutionary_War.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battles Lord_Dunmore's_War.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battles "Battle of BrandywineBattle of GermantownBattle of Guilford Court House".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battles "Battle of Point Pleasant".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battles "Patriot War of East Florida".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) battles "Seminole Wars".
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) before "New seat".
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) birthDate "1739-08-30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) birthPlace Augusta_County,_Virginia.
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) branch Continental_Army.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) branch United_States_Army.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) branch "Virginia provincial militia".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) caption "Seal of Georgia".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) dateOfBirth "1739-08-30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) dateOfDeath "1812-08-30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) deathDate "1812-08-30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) deathPlace Augusta,_Georgia.
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- George_Mathews_(Georgia) name "George Mathews".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) name "Mathews, George".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) order House_of_Burgesses.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) order United_States_House_of_Representatives.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) order "20".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) order "21".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) order "Delegate to the First Virginia Convention".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) party Federalist.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) placeOfBirth Augusta_County,_Virginia.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) placeOfDeath Augusta,_Georgia.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) predecessor Edward_Telfair.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) predecessor "Charles Lewis".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) predecessor "Position established".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) profession Plantations_in_the_American_South.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) profession Politician.
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) quote ""Four times Mathews was robbed of greater recognition and fame. The capture of the Colonel and his regiment removed some of the glitter of his heroic efforts during the Revolution. He gave the people of Georgia two terms of capable government, which were soon forgotten following the Yazoo Act. Had he received the governorship of the Mississippi Territory, he would have been a brighter figure in American history. The Florida venture, if successful, would have made him a national hero. But worst of all he had been repudiated by the President of the United States who had assigned him the task. Then death deprived him of the opportunity to vindicate himself. Few public servants ever gave more and received less recognition than this native from Augusta County."".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) quote ""It has become conventional to regard the East Florida revolution of 1812 as a singularly colorful and controversial episode in the history of the early republic. Its colorful aspects have lent themselves to the writing of fast-paced narratives that make for good reading because its organizers -- United States government agents George Mathews and John McKee -- brought to the performance of their duties roughly equal proportions of outright illegality, low intrigue, and not a little incompetence. "It is now reasonably clear that the actions of Mathews and McKee in Florida and on the Gulf Coast between 1810 and 1812 departed far more from the policies of the [Madison] administration than they fairly reflected them."".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) quote ""It is generally agreed that Mathews was the victim of a vacillating administration whose dictates he had served faithfully according to his own lights. He succeeded too well; and, under pressure from several sources, President Madison and Secretary Monroe deemed it necessary to sacrifice Mathews to quell the criticism of their Florida policy."".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) quote ""Your situation indeed seems to have been better since you were sent to New York [City], but reflect on what you suffered before that and know others of your countrymen to suffer and what you know is now suffered by that more unhappy part of them who are still confined on board the prison ships of the enemy."".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) rank "30".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) relations Mathews_family_(Virginia).
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) residence "Goose Pond Plantation, Wilkes County, Georgia".
- George_Mathews_(Georgia) restingplace "St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery".