Abraham Baldwin

Abraham Baldwin (HMDRN)

Location: Athens, GA 30602 Clarke County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 57.35', W 83° 22.467'

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Founder of the University of Georgia

Born in North Gilbert, Connecticut, November 2, 1754; graduate of Yale, 1772; licensed to preach by the New Haven Association of Ministers, 1775; Tutor in Yale, 1775 - 1779, Chaplain in the Continental Army, 1779 - 1783; Admitted to the Bar 1783; Moved to Georgia the same year; Member of the Georgia Legislature and of the Continental Congress, 1785 - 1788; Member of the Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787, saving that body from disruption; Wrote the Charter of the University of Georgia, 1785, the first charter for a state university to be adopted by any American state; first president of the University, serving from 1785 to 1801; Member of the United States House of Representatives, 1789 - 1799; Member of the United States Senate, 1799 - 1807; Died March 4, 1807.
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Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 7:52am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 280587 N 3759799
Decimal Degrees33.95583333, -83.37445000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 57.35', W 83° 22.467'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 57' 21.00" N, 83° 22' 28.02" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16000 Herty Dr, Athens GA 30602, US
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