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On January 2, 1755, Georgia officially ceased to be a proprietary colony and became a royal colony. From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions were districts and towns. In 1758, without Indian permission, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes by the Act of the Assembly of Georgia on March 15.
The Province of Georgia was founded by British General James Oglethorpe at Savannah on February 12, 1733, a year after its creation as a new British colony. [11] It was administered by the Trustees for the Establishment of the Colony of Georgia in America under a charter issued by (and named for) King George II.
Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe (22 December 1696 [1] – 30 June 1785) was a British Army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in British North America.
1905 map showing colonial Georgia 1732–63 and surrounding area. In 1752, Georgia became a royal colony. Planters from South Carolina, wealthier than the original settlers of Georgia, migrated south and soon dominated the colony. They replicated the customs and institutions of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Planters had higher rates of ...
Image Name Title Term start Term end Notes – General James Oglethorpe: Resident Trustee: 9 June 1732: 1743: 1: William Stephens: President: 1743: 8 April 1751: First governor 2: Henry Parker
Georgia Day is the holiday which the U.S. state of Georgia recognizes in honor of its colonial founding as the Province of Georgia. On February 12, 1733 [NS] [ 1 ] James Oglethorpe landed the first settlers in the Anne , at what was to become Georgia's first city (and later the first state capital ), Savannah .
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It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe before the founding of the Province of Georgia, the Crown colony that would become the U.S. state of Georgia. One reason for the founding of the colony was to act as a buffer between the Spanish settlements in Florida and the British colonies to the north. [1]