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A List of Public Officers in 1774
from
The Story of Georgia
and the Georgia People
1732 to 1860
by George Gillman Smith, D.D.
Originally published c. 1901
[These are excerpts from the book transcribed by K. Torp, ©2007]
pgs. 70-72
The list of public officers in 1774 gives us a good insight into the colony as it then was. There were:
Sir James Wright, governor;
James Habersham, Lewis Johnson, John Graham, Jas. Read, Clement Martin, Gray Elliot, Jas. Mackey, Jona Bryan, Jas.
Edward Powell, counsellors;
Noble Jones, Alex. Wylly, Jno. Adam Truetlen, John Mullryne, Patrick Houston, John Smith, David C. Braddock, Jno.
Simpson, Geo. McIntosh, Thos. Vincent, Thos. Moody, Wm. Ewen, Edward Barnard, N. Jones, Jona Cochran, Andrew Johnson,
John Milledge, Josiah Tattnall, Assemblymen;
Button Gwinnett, J. P. St. John's
H. Preston, notary;
C. Prest, attorney-general;
C. Watson; M. Roche, provost marshal; Chas. Pryce, notary;
David Emanuel, David Lewis, Thomas Burton, J. P. St. George's;
Sam Bullock, J. P. Christ Church;
James Brown, dep. surveyor;
Wm. Graems, attorney;
Sam'l Farley, solicitor;
John Glen, lawyer and attorney-general;
L. Claiborn, lawyer;
Henry Yonge, lawyer; Thos. Schender, lawyer; John Smith, lawyer; Anthony Stokes, lawyer and chief justice; James
Hume, lawyer, Savannah; Wm. Belcher, lawyer;
Arthur Carney, justice of the peace for the four southern parishes and captain of militia;
Reymond Demere, ditto;
John Holmes, J. P. St. George's;
Thos. Stone, J. P. St. Phillip's;
Stephen Smith, J. P. St. George's;
Thomas Ross, solicitor;
Wm. Stephens, clerk Assembly, Savannah;
John Hume, secretary and registror, Savannah;
Lewis Johnson, treasurer, Savannah;
Wm. Stewart, N. P.;
Isaac Perry, dept surveyor;
Frank Bigbee, surgeon;
John Stephens, 3d lieutenant;
James Whitefield, quartermaster;
Benj. Lewis, dept. surveyor;
Richard Scruggs, J. P. St. Matthew's;
J. T. Russell, J. P. St. Andrew's;
Jno. MacLean, J. P. Christ Church;
John Dunbar, J.P. St. John's;
Sam'l Creswill, D. S.; Jos. Houghton, James Cosby, D. S.; James Pannel, D. S.; Basil Lamar, D. S.; John Dooly,
D. S.; Jona Sells, D. S.;
George Walton, solicitor;
David Tait; Andrew Elton Wells, clerk of market and marshal;
Geo. Barry, justice;
Francis Arthur, D. S.;
James Robertson, solicitor;
J. Pickens, D. S.;
Thomas Waters, J. P.; Edward Keating, J. P.; J. Wood, J. P. St. John's;
James Lucina, J. P. Christ Church;
D. Frazer, Sunbury;
James Seymour, J. P. St. George's and St. Matthew's;
Stephen Matthews; J. Walthaur, J. P. St. Matthew's;
Jno. Stirk, captain;
Jas. Seymour; Quinton Pooler, captain 4th;
Philip Howell, J. P. St. Matthew's;
Samuel Strong, D. S.;
James Kitching, collector;
Robert Hamilton, solicitor;
James Peart, D. S. ; Elijah Lewis, D. S.;
James Cantey, deputy surveyor; John Graves; Thomas Chisholm, deputy surveyor; Alex Wyly; Isaac Antrobus, deputy
surveyor; J. Lewis, deputy surveyor;
Jos. Marshall, J. P. St. Georges; Jno. Douglass, deputy;
Josiah Cantey, D. S.;
Isaac Antrobus, collector Sunbury;
Elijah Brazeal, J. P. St. George's parish;
Rich Cunningham; Patrick Houston, J. P.;
William Evans, lieutenant;
Wm. McKenzie; Jos. Johnson, J. P.;
Wm. Candler, D. S. St. Paul's;
Alex. Thompson, J. P. Christ Church
James McFarlane, J. P. St. Paul's;
Robert Baillie, D. S.; Andrew Way, D. S.;
James Kitchings, collector;
Francis Paris, J. P. St. George's;
Wm. Harding, D. S.;
Philip Young, solicitor;
Wm. Haven, naval officer;
Henry Yonge. solicitor; John Houston, solicitor;
Wm. Sims, deputy surveyor;
Alex Thompson; Jed Smith, deputy surveyor; Sanders Walker, deputy surveyor; Thos. Pittman, deputy surveyor;
J. P. Romans, J. P.;
Thomas Carr, collector Sunbury;
Francis Lee, naval officer;
Chas. Pryce, dep't reg. and examiner in chancery;
Jno. Simpson, clerk in the house;
Wm. Brown, searcher for the port of Savannah;
John Thomas, John Mann, militia officers Burke;
Wm. Graeme, attorney-general;
Mat. Roche, provost marshal;
Isaac Ford, J.P. St. George's;
Moses Nunez, searcher port Savannah;
Alex. Findley, Jas. Seymour, schoolmasters;
Jared Nelson, Benj. Stirk;
D.M. Neal, Wm. Barnard, deputy surveyors;
Jno. Oliver, J. P. St. Paul's;
James McFarlane, deputy surveyor;
R. Wylley, N. P.;
Wm. Harding, J. P. St. George's;
Wm. McKenzie, comp. searcher and solicitor in chancery, Sunbury;
James Kitchings, collector Sunbury;
James Maxwell, J. P. St. Phillip's;
Elijah Lewis, D. S.; Wm. Downs, D. S.;
Jno. Stuart, councilor;
Leon Marbury, D.S.;
Ben Lanier, J. P. St. Matthew's;
John Chisholm, D. S.;
Wm. Ewen, J. P. Chatham;
Sam'l Elbert, captain, Chatham;
Thomas Skinner, captain, Chatham;
T. Netherclift, St. John's;
Alex Hogg, captain.
The following were captains, of Chatham:
Jos. Habersham, Henry Yonge, Geo. Houston, Philip Morn, Alex. Martin, James Roberson, Alex. McGorm, Jno. B. Randell,
Peter Bard, John Lucina, Wm. Stephens and Thos. Ross.
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