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George Gilmer
| May 19, 1829 |
George Gilmer resigns his seat in the U. S. House. |
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George Gilmer |
| November 4, 1829 |
George Gilmer begins term as governor of Georgia
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Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900
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George Gilmer |
| May 16, 1831 |
Governor Gilmer advises Samuel Worcester that the Georgia law requiring white men to take an oath of allegiance to state applies to everybody. In the same letter Gilmer advises Worcester that he has been relieved from his job as postmaster.
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George Gilmer |
| July 7, 1831 |
Under orders from governor George Gilmer, Georgia Guard arrests Samuel Worcester and takes him to Camp Gilmer
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George Gilmer |
| October 3, 1831 |
Georgia's gubernatorial election of 1831 pitted George Gilmer against Wilson Lumpkin. The major difference between the two was Lumpkin promised Georgia Cherokee gold and Cherokee land while Gilmer had a "reserve" plan to hold the gold mines and no plan to take the Cherokee land. Lumpkin easily won the election
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