George Mathews (Georgia)

George Mathews
George Mathews at the Battle of the Brandywine
Governor of Georgia
In office November 7, 1793 – January 15, 1796
Preceded by	Edward Telfair
Succeeded by	Jared Irwin
Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Francis Willis
Governor of Georgia
In office January 9, 1787 – January 26, 1788
Preceded by	Edward Telfair
Succeeded by	George Handley
Delegate to the First Virginia Convention
In office August 1, 1774
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Virginia House of Burgesses
In office Did not convene
Preceded by	Charles Lewis
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1739 Augusta County, Virginia
Died	August 30, 1812 (aged 73) Augusta, Georgia
Resting place	St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Anne "Polly" Paul Margaret Cunningham, Mary Carpenter Flowers
Relations	Mathews family
Residence	Goose Pond Plantation, Wilkes County, Georgia
Profession	Planter, politician
Military service
Allegiance	Great Britain United States
Service/branch	Virginia provincial militia Continental Army United States Army
Years of service	Militia: 1774 Continental Army: 1775–1783 U.S. Army: 1810–1812
Rank	Brigadier General
Battles/wars	Dunmore's War  • Battle of Point Pleasant American Revolutionary War  • Battle of Brandywine • Battle of Germantown • Battle of Guilford Court House Seminole Wars  • Patriot War of East Florida

Anne "Polly" Paul Margaret Cunningham,

George Mathews (August 30, 1739 [O.S. August 19, 1739] – August 30, 1812) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general; he was Governors of Georgia, and a U.S. Congressman. He was the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida, an 1810-1812 filibuster expedition to capture Spanish Florida for the United States.

Born in Augusta County, Virginia, Mathews was in early life a merchant and planter. He quickly became a senior officer in the colonial forces, and was credited along with Colonel Andrew Lewis for the victory of the Virginia provincial militia against the Shawnee and Mingo Indian tribes in the Battle of Point Pleasant of Dunmore's War. He was afterward a member of the House of Burgesses from Augusta County. He attended the First Virginia Convention when the Virginia General Assembly was dissolved by royal governor Lord Dunmore.