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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Archibald Bulloch (1730-1777) (623 words) |
 | Bulloch was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1730. |
 | Archibald Bulloch was the great-great-grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth president of the United States. |
 | Bulloch resumed his political career in his new state and quickly became a leader of the Liberty Party, guiding it during the resistance to the oppressive measures of the British colonial government. |
| Bulloch County - History (652 words) |
 | In the late 1750's, a South Carolina native, Archibald Bulloch, came to Georgia and acquired a plantation along the Savannah River. |
 | Due to his bravery and selfless acts, on January 20, 1776, Archibald Bulloch was elected President of the Executive Council of Georgia. |
 | Siebald presented a 200-acre tract of land to the administrative officials of Bulloch County. |