The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-25
Sapannah Aornii,,g Ne,os.

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Rses. lent Theoaozs Roosevelt, Pres.
ident Of the United States Of Ameri-
ea, has good Georgia blood 10 his
veins. That he lie well aware OF this,
and 10 doubtless proud Of sis. "a eyi-
dent from ans feet that ,tnroegh his
Georgia aaoestry President Roosovelt
is o member OF the Georgia Societyiog
the EonBIo Of the Revolution.
Intact, through his mother, Martha
Bulloch, the =e% nTosidiens is amply
supplied with Revolutionary ancestry.
Not only was his great-grandfather,
Archibald Bullooh, member Of the
araf Gentinahsal Congress, Congress, sad .hS
Grst President Of the Provincial Con-,
gress Of Georgia, but che other grand
father on the mother's side, Gen.
Daniel Stewart, was famous Revo-
lutionary hero Of Georgia. In addir
+ion TO this his grandfather, james
Builoch, was commissioned o captain
in the Virginia State ga-visoh troops
at a4 years of age, aud served ss such
until the close Of the war.
THE Bullooh family occupied "a
distingishished place in the an
nals OF Georgia aud Savannah.
Coming 60 Savannah with ,his
parents when boy from their
home in South Carolina 10 1859, Ar
.ch,bald Bullooh studied here, was'ad-
united TO she Bar and rapidly rose TO
prominence lie was elected q mem
ber of ahe, General. Assembly in ne8
and was appointed a member Of the
committee to correspond with Benja-
min Franklin, the agent Of the colony
in London. In 1771 he was elected
Speaker Of the Assembly at an exoit-
ing time, Governor Habersham having
declined to recognize Or. Noble Wynn
'berley Jones, who had been three
times chosenSpeaker uf,the Assembly.
The minutes of the Assembly with
reference to this matter were distaste-
full TO the Governor, end because the
Assembly firmly but respectfully de-
clined to amend them che body was
psiemptorily dissolved.
Mr.. Bplloch oontipped to take an
active part in. public affairs, eaotiEaly
espousing the cause Of the colonists
against the home Government, and on
the assembling Of the Provincial Con
gress of Georgia, July a, 1sz5, .he was
unanimously chosen President Of that
body. Mieh Johp. Houston, Noble w.
Jones. d. Lyman Hall and the Rev.
Dr.Zubly he was elected delegate
to.she Continental Congress at Phila-
delphia. 555
Among the relics Af the Georgia
Historical. Society is carefully pre-
eerved document, the original Of q
resolution adopted By the Contineatal
Congress. November 8, 1zz5, imposing
secrecy upon all the members Of the
CoDgssas as its acts and discussions
10 this is appended the name &c
Archibald Bulloch. with probably 400
others. inelading tke members from
Georgia. rs :
In January, 1776, Mr.. Bulloah was
again elected President Of the Provin-
ciaI Congresa, with the added title of
commander.in.ohief. Ae was also
named ae ons Of the delegates 20 the
Continental Congress, but his duties
aa head. ns .he en- ssv pTs- re-;
vented his :. tens: ST e ei hiiiiadeipnia
and hence his name Is not attached 10
the historic dnnn.s,ans .ae.;.sI as
-Phiiadelphia z I=!!y 177e ss;.s! s;.ss!: No
the unsettled condition 5.sTstha times
and.so ,precarious were the affairs og
abe colony that the whole executive
peWers Of government were entrnated
70 .Rraaident Bnlioch BY 81 resolution
OF she Provincial Congress-, with .
eeuneil Of ave i,ersone of his own se-5
lection. sSs;I5;
ID February, 1777, President or
Governor Bnllock died suddenly al,
his hong 10 Savannah. His death
was agreaE blow 20 the struggling
Commonwealth and may account for
part OF the ! raisf fortunes which ! - s.
Cell Georgia dusiag the remainder Of
che war.
The largest portrait Of The several
in the possession Of the Georgia His
sosieai Society is thas Of Governor
Bulloch and his family The per-
traits she property Of I5r. Joseph G..
1s,ssliVS.s 4 lUEracrlyg 0I Dayannahs but
nowsn the Indian service Of the gov
erainens, md 10 loaned to tlaae sociesy.,
Thia nortrais napreBents Governor
go