The colony of Georgia and it's first city, Savannah has plenty of villains to choose from. Many of the early colonists would have nominated James Oglethorpe, credited as the founder of Georgia.
James Oglethorpe was accused of indifference, malfeasance and outright sabotage. It was complicated.
Some beleived the father of all woes was Thomas Causton, a magistrate appointed by Oglethorpe. He did seem like a petty dictator, enriching himself at everyone's expense.
John Wesley, the eventual founder of Methodism, was the target of outrage for his inadvertent scandals. But then many of Georgia's religious leaders were. Reverend Norris was accused of inpregnating his German maid, Reverend Dyson died of alcoholism, Reverend Bosomworth abandoned his flock to marry Oglethorpe's half Indian translator, and Whiefield abused the orphans of Bethesda.
William Stephens, the secretary and eventual administrator of Savannah, would have pointed at the Malcontents. They were a group of primarily Scottish men who were extremely unhappy with the way things were being handled in Georgia.
Governor Wright, I'm sure, would have chose the Liberty Boys, a spirited group of men using civil disobedience to advocate for America's freedom from Britain.
Colonial Georgia was a hotbed of discontent. Learn more on the Uncensored History History Tour, presented by Mad Cat Tours. 
James Oglethorpe was accused of indifference, malfeasance and outright sabotage. It was complicated.
Some beleived the father of all woes was Thomas Causton, a magistrate appointed by Oglethorpe. He did seem like a petty dictator, enriching himself at everyone's expense.
John Wesley, the eventual founder of Methodism, was the target of outrage for his inadvertent scandals. But then many of Georgia's religious leaders were. Reverend Norris was accused of inpregnating his German maid, Reverend Dyson died of alcoholism, Reverend Bosomworth abandoned his flock to marry Oglethorpe's half Indian translator, and Whiefield abused the orphans of Bethesda.
William Stephens, the secretary and eventual administrator of Savannah, would have pointed at the Malcontents. They were a group of primarily Scottish men who were extremely unhappy with the way things were being handled in Georgia.
Governor Wright, I'm sure, would have chose the Liberty Boys, a spirited group of men using civil disobedience to advocate for America's freedom from Britain.
Colonial Georgia was a hotbed of discontent. Learn more on the Uncensored History History Tour, presented by Mad Cat Tours.
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