George M. Troup

George Michael Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician who served as the Governor of Georgia during the mid-1820s. He was an ardent expansionist and supporter of the controversial policy of Indian removal. He was known later in his life as "The Hercules of State Rights." September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ... This painting (circa 1872) by John Gast called American Progress is an allegorical representation of Manifest Destiny. ... Indian Removal refers to the nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to relocate American Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river. ...

Troup was born during the American Revolution at McIntosh Bluff, on the Tombigbee River in what is now Alabama (then a part of the Province of Georgia). He was the son of George Troup and Catherine McIntosh, the Georgia-born daughter of Capt. John McIntosh, a British military officer and the Chief of the McIntosh clan. Before the Revolution: The 13 colonies are in red, the pink area was claimed by Great Britain after the French and Indian War, and the orange region was claimed by Spain. ... The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 400 mi (644 long), in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. ... State nickname: Camellia State, The Heart of Dixie¹, Yellowhammer State Other U.S. States Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Governor Bob Riley (R) Official languages English Area 84,360 mi²/135,765 km² (30th)  - Land 81,664 mi²/131,426 km²  - Water 2,696 mi²/4,338 km² (3. ... Georgia Colony, as specified in the 1732 grant The Georgia Colony, one of the Southern colonies, was the last North American colony established by the British in what was to become the United States. ...

Troup graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1797. Two years later, he was admitted to the bar in Savannah, Georgia. He was a strong opponent of the Yazoo Claims. A Democratic-Republican, Troup served one term as a state legislator (1803–05) before being elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, serving until 1815. Along with fellow western Congressmen such as Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina, Troup was a part of the War Hawk movement and ardent supporter of nationalism. For other Princetons, see Princeton. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Savannah Savannah is a city located in (and the county seat of) Chatham County, Georgia. ... The Yazoo Land Scandal, Yazoo Fraud or Yazoo Land Fraud was a massive fraud perpetrated by several Georgia governors and the state legislature from 1795 to 1803 by selling large tracts of land to insiders at ridiculously low prices. ... The Democratic-Republican party was a United States political party, which evolved early in the history of the United States. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Clay Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 in Hanover County, Virginia – June 29, 1852 in Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman and orator who served in both the House of Representatives and Senate. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850), was a prominent United States politician in the first half of the 19th century. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... War Hawks were those people in the United States prior to the War of 1812 who favored westward expansion and supported a war against Britain to achieve this. ... Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation, ethnicity or national identity is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain political claims based on that belief, above all the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state, and that each nation is...

He then became a United States Senator through the support of fellow wealthy plantation owners. He served as chairman of the Committee of Military Affairs. He was twice married and the father of six children. He primarily lived in Dublin in Laurens County. Troup's country estate, Val d'Osta, was named after the Valle d'Aosta alpine valley in Italy. In turn, the town of Valdosta, Georgia, (formerly called Troupville) was named for Troup's estate. The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Forestry plantations A plantation of Douglas-fir in Washington, USA; note the trees of uniform size and planted in straight lines, and the lack of diversity in the ground flora In forestry, plantations of trees are typically grown as an even-aged monoculture for timber production, as opposed to a... Dublin is a city located in Laurens County, Georgia. ... Laurens County is the name of several counties in the United States: Laurens County, Georgia Laurens County, South Carolina This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Aosta Valley (in French Vallée dAoste, in Italian Valle dAosta) is a mountainous region in north-western Italy, the smallest of Italys regions. ... Valdosta is a city in, and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. ...

Georgia political force William H. Crawford hand-picked Troup as his candidate for governor in 1819. However, Troup twice lost to Crawford's bitter rival, John Clark, who was supported by frontier settlers. In 1823, Troup ran again, as Clark was no longer eligible, and won. He advocated the removal of the Creek Indians from western Georgia. Troup wanted to move them to the Western Territory of the Louisiana Purchase, an idea first proposed by Thomas Jefferson in 1803. In 1825, in Georgia's first popular election, Troup won by a razor-thin margin. He negotiated the controversial Treaty of Indian Springs with his first cousin William McIntosh, a mixed-blood Creek chief. McIntosh and 49 other tribal leaders (predominantly from the Lower Creeks) ceded a large portion of Georgia, although they did not have the backing of the majority of the Creek Confederacy. He threatened an attack on Federal troops if they interfered with the treaty and challenged President John Quincy Adams, who conceded and allowed Troup to seize the remaining Creek land in Georgia. Portrait of U.S. politician William H. Crawford This is about the 19th century Georgia politician; for the 18th century U.S. military officer, see Colonel William Crawford. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In the United States and Canada the frontier was the term applied until the end of the 19th century to the zone of unsettled land outside the region of existing settlements of European immigrants and their descendants. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Creeks are a Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee or Muskogee (in traditional spelling Mvskoke), the name they use to identify themselves today. ... Unassigned Lands - 1885 Unassigned Lands, or Oklahoma, were in the center of the lands ceded to the United States by the Creek (Muskogee), and Seminole Indians following the Civil War and on which no other tribes had been settled. ... From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... Order: 3rd President Vice President: Aaron Burr; George Clinton Term of office: March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809 Preceded by: John Adams Succeeded by: James Madison Date of birth: April 13, 1743 Place of birth: Shadwell, Virginia Date of death: July 4, 1826 Place of death: Charlottesville, Virginia First Lady... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Seal of the President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. ... Order: 6th President Vice President: John Caldwell Calhoun Term of office: March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 Preceded by: James Monroe Succeeded by: Andrew Jackson Date of birth: July 11, 1767 Place of birth: Braintree, Massachusetts Date of death: February 23, 1848 Place of death: Washington, D.C. First Lady...

During Troup's tenure as governor, he supported public education and the construction of new roads and canals. Troup County was created from former Lower Creek land in 1826 and named for him. Upon the expiration of his second term, Troup returned to the Senate as a Jacksonian Democrat, where he served on the Committee on Indian Affairs. He was a nominee for the Presidency at the States Rights Convention in January of 1852 in Jackson, Mississippi. Public education is schooling provided by the government, and paid for by taxes. ... The Canal du Midi in Toulouse, France Canals are man-made waterways, usually connecting existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. ... Troup County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The word Presidency is often used to describe the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jackson is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. ...

Troup died while visiting one of his plantations near the Oconee River in Montgomery County, Georgia (now Treutlen County). He was buried on the Rosemont plantation. The Oconee River is a river which has its origin in Hall County, Georgia and terminates 170 miles later where it joins the Ocmulgee River to form the Altamaha River near Lumber City at the borders of Montgomery County, Wheeler County, and Jeff Davis County. ... Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Treutlen County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ...

During the American Civil War, an Athens, Georgia battery was named the "Troup Artillery" in his memory. The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Downtown Athens, as seen through the University of Georgia arch Athens or Athens-Clarke County is a city located in Clarke County,Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, just off of Georgia 316. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ...

Reference

• Congressional biography

External links

• Georgia State Capitol portrait of Governor Troup
• George Troup's gravesite
• Bust of Troup in the State Capitol Rotunda

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