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2 unusual facts about George Rockingham Gilmer


George Gilmer

George Rockingham Gilmer (1790–1859), American statesman and politician in Georgia

Worcester v. Georgia

However, George Rockingham Gilmer, the governor of Georgia, persuaded the federal government to withdraw Worcester's appointment as postmaster in order to make him subject to arrest.


Henry Graybill Lamar

In 1828, Lamar was elected as a Jacksonian Representative from Georgia to the 21st United States Congress to fill the remainder of the term for the vacant seat resulting from the resignation of George Rockingham Gilmer.


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