Josiah Tattnall (born 8 February 1740) was a British emigrant to colonial America who became notable for his acts in support of the Crown during his time in Savannah in the Province of Georgia.
[8] John Berendt wrote in his 1994 book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil that a formal dinner party, held by either Mullryne or Tattnall,[4] was in progress when one of the servants informed the host that the roof was ablaze and that nothing could be done to stop it.
The host "rose calmly, clinked his glass, and invited guests to pick up their dinner plates and follow him into the garden", where they ate the remainder of their meals in the glow of the flames.
[3] During the Revolutionary War, when Savannahians ousted and arrested royal Governor James Wright in February 1776, Mullryne and Tattnall aided his escape through Bonaventure to HMS Scarborough, a British naval vessel nearby.
[10] After their actions in support of the Crown (then King George III), an order was made from the Revolutionary government for their arrest and deportation from Georgia.