'''George Walton''' (b. 1741; d. February 2, 1804) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was a carpenter, a farmer, a lawyer, Secretary of the Provincial Congress of [[Georgia]] and president of the Council of Safety. George Walton was a delegate of Georgia to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He was a Colonel of the First Georgia Militia and a prisoner of war. He was elected Governor of Georgia, appointed Chief Justice, a superior court judge, and a state Senator. | '''George Walton''' (b. 1741; d. February 2, 1804) is an [[American]] Founding Father. He was a carpenter, a farmer, a lawyer, Secretary of the Provincial Congress of [[Georgia]] and president of the Council of Safety. George Walton was a delegate of Georgia to the [[Continental Congress]] that signed the [[Declaration of Independence]]. He was a Colonel of the First Georgia Militia and a prisoner of war. He was elected Governor of Georgia, appointed Chief Justice, a superior court judge, and a state Senator. |