James Edward Oglethorpe ( 1696 - 1785 )

Birth: London, England (22 December 1696) Death: Cranham, Gloucestershire (01 July 1785) Burial: Cranham Church Profession: Soldier Career: Obtained a Commission in the British Army (1710); MP for Haslemere, Surrey (1722); sailed with 120 settlers to Georgia and founded the town of Savannah (1732); General (1743); served against the Jacobite rebels in Britain (1745); accused of misconduct by the Duke of Cumberland, court martialled, was acquitted, but left the army; was a friend of Walpole, Goldsmith, Burke and Dr Johnson Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/11/1749 Ejected for non-payment of arrears (09 June 1757).