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Archibald Stobo Bulloch (January 1, 1730 – February 22, 1777) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the seventh governor of.
Archibald Bulloch was a Revolutionary soldier, a leader of Georgia's Liberty Party, and the state's first chief executive and commander in chief.

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Archibald Bulloch

American politician (1730–1777)

Archibald Bulloch
Archibald Bulloch c. 1775
In office April 15, 1776 – February 22, 1777
Preceded by	William Ewen (as President of Council of Safety)
Succeeded by	Button Gwinnett
In office 1775–1775
Born	(1730-01-01)January 1, 1730 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 22, 1777(1777-02-22) (aged 47) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Liberty Party, Whig
Spouse	Mary De Veaux (m. )
Profession	lawyer, statesman
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Georgia Militia
Years of service	1775–1777
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War

Archibald Stobo Bulloch (January 1, 1730 – February 22, 1777) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the seventh governor of Georgia from 1776 to 1777. Born in the Province of South Carolina, Bulloch fought in the Georgia Militia during the American Revolution, and was also a great-grandfather of Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, a

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Archibald Bulloch

Year Erected: 1958

Marker Text: "This is no time to talk of moderation; in the present instance it ceases to be a virtue."
Speech to Provincial Congress, June 5, 1776

Foremost among Georgia's Revolutionary patriots stood Archibald Bulloch whose remains rest in this vault. An early and staunch advocate of American rights, Bulloch was among the patriots who issued the call in 1774 for the first province-wide meeting of the friends of Liberty in Georgia.

He served as President of the 1st and the 2nd Provincial Congress & was a delegate in 1775 to the Continental Congress where he won John Adams' praise for his "abilities and fortitude."

In April, 1776, Mr. Bulloch became the first President and Commander in Chief of Georgia, an office he ably filled until his untimely death during the latter part of February, 1777. His loss was a severe blow to the revolutionary cause in Georgia as his was the only leadership which united the Whig factions in the troubled young State.

Theodore Roosevelt was the great-great-grandson of the Georgia patriot.

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BULLOCH, Archibald

BULLOCH, Archibald, (father of William Bellinger Bulloch and great–great–grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Charleston, S.C., about 1730; completed preparatory studies; studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced; commissioned lieutenant in a South Carolina regiment in 1757; moved to Savannah, Ga., about 1762; appointed a member of the committee to correspond with Benjamin Franklin for redress of grievances in 1768 and of the committee to sympathize with the citizens of Boston; elected speaker of the Georgia Royal assembly in 1772; president of the Georgia provincial congress in 1775 and 1776; Member of the Continental Congress in 1775; led a company to clear Tybee Island of the enemy; elected by the provincial congress president and commander in chief of Georgia and served from June 20, 1776, to February 5, 1777, when the State government was adopted; signed the first constitution of Georgia; died in Savannah, Ga., February 22, 1777; interment in Colonial Cemetery.

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