James Oglethorpe
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Lieutenant-General James Edward Oglethorpe was a British army officer, Tory politician and colonial administrator best known for founding the Province of Georgia in British North America. As a social
Portrait by Alfred Edmund Dyer, c. 1927
Thomas Bambridge (standing, far left) being questioned by Oglethorpe (believed to be the figure seated, far left, in front of Bainbridge) of the parliamentary Gaols Committee.
Oglethorpe and the Indians, frieze in the United States Capitol Rotunda. Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol
Oglethorpe (centre, in black) and the trustees meeting with a Yamacraw delegation led by Tomochichi in 1734
James Oglethorpe Monument
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The James Oglethorpe Monument is a public monument in Chippewa Square, Savannah, Georgia, United States. It honors James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Province of Georgia, who established the city of
James Oglethorpe Monument (2015)
Georgia historical marker for the monument
Historic American Buildings Survey picture of the monument