Career
One record lists Heard as resigning as president in 1782. Heard had fought in the French and Indian War and was a hero of the American Revolutionary War. After serving as Governor, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1794 to 1795.
Heard was born in Hanover County, Virginia in 1740, and died in Elbert County, Georgia, in 1815, at the age of 75.
Heard"s Fort was built in Wilkes County, Georgia as a stockade in 1774, by Stephen Heard. Heard"s Fort was designated the Seat of Government for Georgia on February 3, 1780, a position it held until 1781.
The Fort set the groundwork for what become the town of Washington, Georgia. Stephen Heard is the namesake of Heard County, Georgia.