Edward Telfair

Edward Telfair
Governor of Georgia
In office January 9, 1786 – January 9, 1787
Preceded by	Samuel Elbert
Succeeded by	George Mathews
In office November 11, 1789 – November 7, 1793
Preceded by	George Walton
Succeeded by	George Mathews
Personal details
Born	1735 (1735) Scotland
Died	September 17, 1807 (aged 71–72) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse	Sarah Gibbons ​ (m. 1774)​
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Edward Telfair (1735 – September 17, 1807) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father, politician and slave trader who served as the governor of Georgia from 1786 to 1787 and again from 1790 to 1793. He was a member of the Continental Congress and one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation.^[1]