Would you want to be a british general, a member of parliament, and a founder of a colony, which soon became a state? In this essay you will learn about the life of James Oglethorpe and how he founded the state which is now called Georgia. James was born into a very wealthy family which caused him to have a good education. After school he went on to being a general for the british armed forces and one of the founders of Georgia. Oglethorpe was a very successful man in the 88 years that he had.
James Oglethorpe was born on the twenty second of December 1696, in Surrey England. His father was a very wealthy man sadly James lost his father at the age of six years old. Oglethorpe went on to being accepted into the university of Oxford in
James Oglethorpe was born on the twenty second of December 1696, in Surrey England. His father was a very wealthy man sadly James lost his father at the age of six years old. Oglethorpe went on to being accepted into the university of Oxford in