Georgia: Governors: 1777-1780

Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Georgia
7? May 1777 - 14? Jan 1778	John Adam Treutlen [1][2]
14? Jan 1778 - 29 Dec 1778	John Houstoun [3]
State governments established in Augusta and in territories outside the areas under British occupation:
Chairman of the Committee
8 Jan 1779 - 21 Jan 1779	no presiding officer recorded [4]
President of the Executive Council
21 Jan 1779 - 24 Jul 1779	William Glascock
*President pro tempore* of the Supreme Executive Council**
27 Jul 1779 - 6 Aug 1779	Seth John Cuthbert [5]
President of the Supreme Executive Council
6 Aug 1779 - 4 Jan 1780	John Wereat
Captain General, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the State of Georgia
c. 25 Nov 1779 - 7 Jan 1780	George Walton [6]
7 Jan 1780 - 23 May 1780	Richard Howly [7]
President of the Executive Council
23 May 1780 - 8 Jun 1780	Stephen Heard [7]

Original name: Hans Adam Treuttlen.
The election of Treutlen to the office of Governor is usually dated to 8 May 1777, but this appears to be incorrect. It is more likely that Treutlen was elected and sworn in on 7 May 1777, as records show his attendance at the meeting of the newly elected Executive Council held on that day. His name appears first on the list, and he is referred to as "His Honor John Adam Treutlen Esqr., Governor."
The earlest known document signed by Houstoun as Governor—an address to the Speaker and the House of Assembly—is dated 14 Jan 1778. The government of the State of Georgia effectively ceased to function following the capture of Savannah by the army of Great Britain on 29 Dec 1778.
The Committee was elected on 7 Jan 1779 by a Convention, likely composed of a minority of the House of Assembly unable to form a quorum. It held its inaugural session on 8 Jan 1779 and elected a President—referred to as "Chairman" in the minutes—whose name was not recorded.
The Council's term, as established by an assembly of representatives of several countries, spanned from 27 Jul 1779 to 4 Jan 1780. Cuthbert was elected president pro tempore during a preliminary meeting on 24 Jul 1779. Wereat, who had been absent prior to 6 Aug 1779, succeeded him as President on that date.
Walton was elected by the House of Assembly or a part of it, claiming legitimacy and not recognizing the Supreme Executive Council chaired by Wereat.
Howly is recorded as having attended the meeting of the Executive Council on 23 May 1780, at which he was instructed to "retire to some place of safety." He took his seat in the Continental Congress on 6 Jul 1780. Following the British capture of Augusta on 8 Jun 1780, the government of the State of Georgia appears to have either ceased to function or relocated beyond the state's borders. Stephen Heard and Myrick Davies are known to have served as presidents of the Council during 1780.