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Born to a prominent British family, Oglethorpe left college in England and a British Army commission to travel to France, where he attended a military academy before fighting under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Austro-Turkish War. He returned to England in 1718 and was elected to the British House of Commons in 1722.
Oglethorpe returned to England in 1743, where he resumed his parliamentary career. This article was most recently revised and updated by Encyclopaedia Britannica .
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Dec 2, 2003 · Prison Reform. In 1729 James Oglethorpe’s life was to change. The previous year, one of his friends, Robert Castell, was jailed in London’s Fleet Prison because of his debts. At the time, inmates were forced to pay prison staff fees for decent room and board.
Nov 23, 2021 · In 1743 Oglethorpe left Georgia for England in his ironically-named frigate, Success. He would never return. His falling out with the trustees ended in accusations of misused funds and a court martial, although he was acquitted.
Nov 2, 2023 · On November 17, 1732, James Edward Oglethorpe and approximately 114 passengers left Gravesend, England, for Georgia on the frigate Anne. When the colonists set off, there was no one from debtor’s prison on board—despite what most believe about the colonists who first settled Georgia.
James Edward Oglethorpe obtained a charter for the founding of Georgia in 1732. Courtney Dainton describes how the English social reformer spent three terms as chief administrator of the colony and lived long enough to see American independence.
Nov 2, 2023 · April 1734. Tomochichi and a delegation of Yamacraw Indians leave with James Edward Oglethorpe to visit England. The party arrived back in Savannah without Oglethorpe on December 27, 1734. October 14, 1735. sets sail from England back to Georgia with new colonists and ministers John and Charles Wesley. November 23, 1736.
