George Troup
| George McIntosh Troup | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's At-large district |
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In office March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1815 |
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| Preceded by | David Meriwether |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Lumpkin |
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United States Senator from Georgia |
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In office November 13, 1816 – September 23, 1818 March 4, 1829 – November 8, 1833 |
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| Preceded by |
William W. Bibb Oliver H. Prince |
| Succeeded by |
John Forsyth John P. King |
| 32nd Governor of Georgia | |
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In office November 7, 1823 – November 7, 1827 |
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| Preceded by | John Clark |
| Succeeded by | John Forsyth |
| Member of the Georgia General Assembly | |
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In office 1803-1805 |
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| Born | September 8, 1780 McIntosh Bluff, Alabama |
| Died | April 26, 1856 (aged 75) Treutlen County, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anne St. Clair McCormick Anne Carter |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
George McIntosh Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and he U.S. Senate before becoming the 32nd Governor of Georgia for two terms and then returning to the U.S. Senate. A believer in expansionist Manifest Destiny policies and a supporter of native Indian removal, Troup was born to planters and supported slavery throughout his career. Later in his life, he was known as "the Hercules of states' rights."
Troup was born during the American Revolution at McIntosh Bluff, on the Tombigbee River in what is now Alabama (then a part of the Province of Georgia). He was the son of George Troup and Catherine McIntosh, the Georgia-born daughter of Captain John McIntosh, a British military officer and the chief of the McIntosh clan. (Catherine McIntosh was of the Chiefs of the MacGillivary clan lineage—she was a first cousin to Creek Chief Alexander McGillivray and aunt of Creek Chief William McIntosh.)
Troup was twice married and the father of six children. He primarily lived in Dublin in Laurens County. Troup's plantation, Valdosta (sometimes spelled Val d'Osta), was named after the Valle d'Aosta alpine valley in Italy. In turn, the town of Valdosta, Georgia was named for Troup's plantation. Troupville, Georgia was also named for him.
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