BUTTON GWINNETT

[Library of Congress]

1735-1777

Signer of the Declaration of Independence (Georgia)

Biographical Data
Religious Views
Quotations
References, Links, & Further Reading

Education:

Occupation: merchant, planter

Political Affiliation:

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Summary of Religious Views:

Views on Religion & Politics:

Quotations:

References, Links, & Further Reading: Books, Articles, Links

Books

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William Montgomery Clemens, Button Gwinnett, man of mystery: member of the Continental Congress : signer of the Declaration of Independence : President of the Provincial Council of Georgia, 1921; reprint, Nabu Press, 2010
Charles F. Jenkins, Button Gwinnett, Signer of the Declaration of Independence,, Doubleday, Page, 1926
Colin Gwinnett Sharp, Button Gwinnett: Failed Merchant, Plantation Owner, Mountebank, Opportunist Politician and Founding Father, YouCaxton, 2015

Articles

Charles L. Goodrich, "Button Gwinnett," in Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence, 1856
Harvey H. Jackson; "Button Gwinnett and the Rise of the Western Members: A Reappraisal of Georgia's Whig to Excess," Atlanta Historical Journal, 24 (1980): 17-30

Links

GWINNETT, Button, 1735-1777 (Biographical Directory of the US Congress)
Button Gwinnett (ushistory.org: Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
Button Gwinnett (Signers of the Declaration of Independence -- National Park Service)
Button Gwinnett (1735-1777) (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
Button Gwinnett (Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence)