- John Wereat
John Wereat (around 1733ndash
January 25 ,1799 ) was an American politician and a Governor of Georgia.Personal life
Wereat was born in Road (now
Rode, Somerset ) inEngland , around 1733 and migrated to the United States in 1759.Political life
In the early years of the
American Revolution , Wereat was a member of the Provincial Congress and the Council of Safety. From 1776 through the end of the war, he served as Georgia's Continental agent, representing the state in dealings with Congress. Wereat was a delegate for Georgia in theContinental Congress andGovernor of Georgia in 1779.Wereat spent a year as a prisoner of the British in
Charleston, South Carolina after initially being taken captive in Augusta in 1780.After his gubernatorial term, Wereat served as state auditor from 1782 until 1793. In December 1787 he presided over the state convention that unanimously ratified the new Federal Constitution.
Death and legacy
John Wereat died at his
Bryan County, Georgia plantation on January 25, 1799.References
* [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-700 New Georgia Encyclopedia entry for John Wereat]
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