Button Gwinnett
Born: England, about 1735
Died: Savannah, May 19, 1777
Signed Declaration of Independence, governor
 The political turmoil that possessed the state of Georgia is in many of
the tales of the early days, but no biography highlights the political process of those
years more than that of Button Gwinnett. Unsuccessful in business he reached his zenith as
a politician of the revolution. It also killed him.
Elected to serve in the militia, Gwinnett turned this down because of
the controversy it caused. He had fought hard to wrest control of the assembly from the
elitist "city" party, so-called because they drew strength from Savannah.
Instead he attended the Continental Congress. As did the other Georgians, he voted for and
signed the Declaration of Independence.
Returning
to Georgia, a long-standing feud with Lachlan and George McIntosh erupted. When Gwinnett
was elected governor to replace the late Archibald Bulloch, George was the only member of
the assembly to vote against him. Gwinnett, as president, assumed command of the army and
ordered an abortive attack on the English and Loyalists at St. Augustine in East Florida.
McIntosh was subject to the whim of Gwinnett, which infuriated the general. The expedition
to Florida ended a miserable failure and Lachlan placed full blame for the disaster on
Gwinnett, publicly calling him a scoundrel. On May 16, 1777, the two fought a duel near
Savannah. Three days later, Button died from his wounds.
(October
5,99)
Yup, we were at the fair for 11 days!! CheckOut Our Video and Audio!
Yup,we get to the fair and set up.This Vid begins our 11 day stint
--call it a stint 'cause I thought I was in boot camp!. And, this Vid is taken in front of
The Gwinnett Daily Post display (yup, they were the ones whom wrote the first
article for House Of Cards and produced a TV spot on CableVision!)
OPENING
Billy Bobs TEETH!! Nope, I am NOT kidding you. Country Fairs
(at least Gwinnett is TRYING to say they are STILL country.. but, as the Farm Animal
Exhibits demonstrated, the Fair ain't country NO MORE!! Yes, Urban Sprawl has
changed Gwinnett County... BUT, take a look at the diversity of our exhibitors, from
Billy Bob's TEETH to Gideon Bibles!
BILLY
BOB LOST HIS TEETH, NEED A PAIR?
Hey,
NOW this one is GREAT!! Look for Dupree Norman's OWN PAGE coming soon at http://Dupree_Norman.a2z4u.net. Now, who is
Dupree? They say that the carnie is a loser trying to find some place to hide.. Well,
after viewing these videos, you will discover that the carnie can be rich in life and in
thought! Dupree is a POET and SONG WRITER!! Though the sound is off, go to his page
next week and READ HIS POEMS!!
DUPREE
NORMAN!
Some SHOTS of the fair in SWING! It is a Fair Night in Gwinnett
County!
FAIR
NIGHTS!
Now, what does Conway Twitty (have to check that there
spelling) and Gwinnett County have in Common?the Honorable John Lemans! Now, John hails a
track record of Journalism and Writing.. 30 years! This is a vid of John, but look for his
page and his song coming next week at http://John_Lemans.a2z4u.net.
Until then, take a look at the VIDEO!
JOHN LEMANS
(He is looking for a Joe E Lewis..not the boxer but the PRODUCER!)
Some shots from the ROOF of the WEB MOBILE!
ROOF!
NIGHT SHOTS AND
RIDES 2
Check Out TINY!!!!
Now,we also shot 3 more hours of GREAT video..
some of the best shots were taken. So, there are others we wish to place here, so
come back!
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