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James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe was a member of the Parliament.
Before starting the colony he tried to do charitable deeds in
England, but a tragic event led to Oglethorpe's idea to start
the

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As visionary, social reformer, and military leader, James Oglethorpe conceived of and implemented his plan to establish the colony of Georgia. It was through his initiatives in England in 1732 that the British government authorized the establishment of its first new colony in North America in more than five decades.

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