Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "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.". }
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- 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."".