Sturges, Daniel, -1823

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Surveyor general and state legislator of Georgia.

From the description of Daniel Sturges correspondence, 1799 April 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980550

Daniel Sturges (1765-1823) was born in 1765 in Norborne Parish, Virginia, to Reverend Daniel and Eleanor Sturges. In approximately 1789, the family moved from Virginia to South Carolina; the next year they moved again, this time to Georgia. Sturges was elected the Surveyor-General of Georgia on January 26, 1797, a position he held for 58 years. He married Elizabeth Lewis three years after his election to the post.

From the description of Daniel Sturges letter, 1803. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 144570287

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Georgia
Augusta (Ga.)
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Indians of North America
Indians of North America
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Death 1823

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