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Historical marker at Joseph Habersham's summer home, Clarkesville, Georgia. Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States.
From 1776 to 1783, he served in the revolution, entering the conflict as a major in the Georgia militia and leaving as a colonel of the Continental Army.
12 de sept. de 2002 · Prompted to resign as postmaster general by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801, Joseph Habersham, having served under presidents Washington and Adams, resumed a planter-merchant career in Georgia.
Joseph Habersham became a zealous revolutionary in 1774 and was appointed to the Confederation Congress in the 1780s.
8 de jun. de 2016 · Daughters of the American Revolution. Joseph Habersham Chapter (Atlanta, Ga.) cn; Peel, Lucy Cook, "Mrs. W. L. Peel." Dalton, Ga., The A. J. Showalter Co., printers; [etc., etc.]
JOSEPH HABERSHAM, ardent Son of Liberty and a member of the Council of Safety, took part in the raid on the King's powder magazine in 1775, and in 1776 personally accomplished the dramatic arrest of the Royal Governor, Sir James Wright.
Biography. HABERSHAM, JOSEPH, (brother of John Habersham, uncle of Richard Wylly Habersham), a Delegate from Georgia; born in Savannah, Ga., July 28, 1751; attended preparatory schools and Princeton College; became successful merchant, planter, and, with his cousin Joseph Clay, engaged in the mercantile business; member of the council of safety ...
