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Who was James oglethorpe ​

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James Edward Oglethorpe was a British officer, Member of Parliament, and giver, just as the originator of the state of Georgia. As a social reformer, he would have liked to resettle Britain's commendable poor in the New World, at first zeroing in on those in indebted individuals' jails.

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James Edward Oglethorpe was a British soldier, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist, as well as the founder of the colony of Georgia. As a social reformer, he hoped to resettle Britain's worthy poor in the New World, initially focusing on those in debtors' prisons.

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