Archibald Bulloch

Archibald Stobo Bulloch (January 1, 1730 – February 22, 1777) was an American lawyer, military officer and politician who served as the seventh governor of Georgia from 1776 to 1777.

He was the son of James Bulloch (1701–1780) and his wife Jean (daughter of Rev Archibald Stobo), both Scots, and was named after his maternal grandfather.

[2] After receiving his education in Charleston, he began to practice law and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the South Carolina militia.

[5] Speaking to the Provincial Congress, Bulloch said, "This is no time to talk of moderation; in the present instance it ceases to be a virtue.

1 at Savannah along with George Walton, John Adam Treutlen, James Jackson,[citation needed] Nathaniel Pendelton, and General Samuel Elbert.

He wrote to John Adams, "Such a series of Victory having attended the American Arms, emboldens us further to trust in Providence, that has so remarkably interposed in our behalf, and we cannot but entertain the most sanguine Hopes, of still preserving our most invaluable Liberties.

The gravesite of Archibald Bulloch within Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.