Edward Telfair

Edward Telfair (1735 – September 17, 1807) was a governor of the state of Georgia and a member of the Continental Congress in 1778, 1780, 1781, and 1782. He was also one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Telfair was born in Town Head, Scotland. He attended the Kirkcudbright Grammar School and later acquired commercial training. Telfair immigrated to Virginia in 1758 and served as agent of a commercial house. He later moved to Halifax, North Carolina; in 1766, he established a commission house in Savannah, Georgia.

Continental Congress[edit]

Edward Telfair served as a member of the Continental Congress in 1778, 1780, 1781, and 1782; he was one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation and a delegate to the State ratification convention for those same Articles.

Death[edit]

Telfair died in Savannah on September 17, 1807, and was interred in Bonaventure Cemetery.

Notable[edit]

• Governor of Georgia from in 1786 and 1790-1793.

References[edit]

1. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000114