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Georgia: Presidents of the Province: 1743-1753

President of the Province of Georgia
20/31 Oct 1743 - Sep/Oct? 1751 William Stephens [1][2]
Vice President of the Province of Georgia
9/20 Nov 1750 - Sep/Oct? 1751 Henry Parker [3]
President of the Province of Georgia
Sep/Oct? 1751 - Jun/Jul 1752 Henry Parker  [4]
before 6 Dec 1752 - 30 Oct 1754 Patrick Graham [5]

[1] Stephens was appointed the President of the Province of Georgia by a resolution of the Trustees passed on 10/21 Jun 1743 in London. After receiving his commission in Georgia, he took the oath of office on 20/31 Oct 1743.
[2] Stephens was forced to stop attending the meetings of the President and Assistants in Council on 26 Sep/7 Oct 1750 and informed the board of his retirement on 4/15 Oct 1750. Starting from 26 Sep/7 Oct 1750 Parker chaired the meetings, pending the proclamation of his formal appointment as Vice President.
[3] Parker was appointed Vice President of the Province of Georgia by a resolution of the Trustees passed on 26 Jun/7 Jul 1750 in London. After receiving his commission in Georgia, he took the oath of office on 9/20 Nov 1750. Stephens formally continued in office as President of the Province to Sep/Oct? 1751.
[4] Parker was appointed President of the Province of Georgia by a resolution of the Common Council of the Trustees passed on 24 May/4 Jun 1751 in London. His commission was received in Georgia probably in Sep/Oct 1751. The minutes of the meetings of the President and Assistants in Council between 6/17 Sep 1751 and 11 May 1752 are not known to be extant.
[5] Parker is recorded attending the meeting of the President and Assistants on 2 Jun 1752. He died probably in Jun/Jul 1752 (Georgia Colonial Records, 26:408) and was succeeded by Graham who is first mentioned as the President of the Province at the meeting of 6 Dec 1752.