George Washington

Background

Towns was born in Wilkes County, Georgia to Margaret George Hardwick and John Towns in 1801.

Career

He was a United States. Representative, and the 39th Governor of Georgia from 1847 to 1851. Shortly after his birth, the Towns family moved throughout Georgia, where he received a small preparatory education. He then began to study medicine in Eatonton, but after his studies were interrupted by an injury, he moved to Montgomery, Alabama, which had recently joined the Union.

There, he studied law and, in 1824 was admitted to the Montgomery Barometer

As time went by, Towns continued to gain prominence and in 1826 acquired the Alabama Journal newspaper. In 1828, Towns became one of the original town commissioners of Talbotton, where he also established a law office.

During this period Towns served as colonel in the 65th Regiment of the Georgia Militia. He subsequently served as a United States. Representative, and the 39th Governor of Georgia from 1847 to 1851.

By the end of his time in politics, Towns had become a radical secessionist who believed the federal government was controlled by abolitionists bent on repressing the South.

Towns died in Macon, Georgia on July 15, 1854, and is interred at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.

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