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Many men throughout history have been members of our fraternity.

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George Walton

Masonic Signers of Declaration of Independence
Birthday: June 29, 2015 Deceased: February 2, 1804

Biography

Solomon’s Lodge No. 1, in Savannah GA

Signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia and also served as the second Chief Executive of that state.

He became an advocate of the patriot cause and was elected Secretary of the Georgia Provincial Congress and became president of the Council of Safety. He was elected to the Continental Congress, a position he held until the end of 1778. He was commissioned a Colonel of the First Regiment of the Georgia Militia. He was put in the battalion of General Robert Howe. During the Battle of Savannah, Walton was involved in the defense of the city. However a slave showed the British, led by Colonel Campbell, a path to the rear of the city, by which they were able to take the city, attacking from the front and the rear. Walton was injured in the battle and taken prisoner. He was freed through a prisoner exchange in 1779.