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 1753 - 1801 (48 years)
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| Name |
James Gunn |
| Birth |
13 Mar 1753 |
Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
30 Jul 1801 |
Louisville, Georgia |
| Person ID |
I171 |
Georgia Revolutionary War Graves |
| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2011 |
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| Headstones |
 | Gunn, James
GPS: N 32 degrees 59.96' W 082 degrees 24.78' |
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| Notes |
- James Gunn was born in Virginia, March 13, 1753; attended the common schools; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Savannah, Ga.; served during the Revolutionary War and, as a captain of dragoons, participated in the relief of Savannah, Ga., in 1782; served in county and state militia, becoming brigadier general in the latter; elected to the Continental Congress in 1787 but did not serve; elected to the United States Senate in 1789; reelected in 1795 and served from March 4, 1789, to March 3, 1801; died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ga., July 30, 1801; interment in Old Capitol Cemetery.
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| Sources |
- [S33] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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