George R. Gilmer

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George R. Gilmer was a 19th-century American politician who served multiple terms as governor of Georgia and played a significant role in the state's early development and policies toward Native Americans.

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instanceOf governor
human
politician
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Gilmer NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork U.S. politics
public administration
state governance
genreOfActivity federal-level politics
state-level politics
givenName George NERFINISHED
hasGender male
hasRoleIn early development of the state of Georgia
implementation of Georgia’s policies toward the Cherokee Nation
influenced Georgia’s land and Indian policies
development of early Georgia state institutions
isSubjectOf scholarship on Georgia’s antebellum political history
studies of U.S. Indian removal policy
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty National Republican Party NERFINISHED
Whig Party NERFINISHED
name George R. Gilmer NERFINISHED
notableEvent controversies over Cherokee land and sovereignty in Georgia
notableFor involvement in early 19th-century Georgia politics
role in Georgia policies toward Native Americans
role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia
serving multiple terms as governor of Georgia
occupation lawyer
politician
partOf history of Georgia (U.S. state)
history of Native American–United States relations
politicalAlignment pro-removal policies toward Native Americans
positionHeld Governor of Georgia
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Member of the United States House of Representatives
regionOfActivity American South NERFINISHED
Southeastern United States NERFINISHED
residence Georgia NERFINISHED
Lexington, Georgia NERFINISHED
workLocation Georgia NERFINISHED
Milledgeville, Georgia NERFINISHED

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