Lyman Hall was born in Wallingford, Connecticut in 1724 to John and Mary. He graduated from Yale College in 1747. In 1749, he was called to the pulpit of Stratfield Parish (now Bridgeport). His pastorate was a stormy one, which he was dismissed in 1751. In 1751, he moved to South Carolina establishing him as a physician at Dorchester, South Carolina.
He moved again to Liberty County Georgia where he soon became one of the leading citizens of the newly founded town of Sunbury. He was chosen to be a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, admitted to a seat in Congress in 1775. In 1779, Sunbury was burned by the British. He did not return until 1782, settling in Savannah. In 1783, he was elected the governor of the state. During his term he pushed for a state university, believing that education would result in a more virtuous citizenry. In 1785, the carter of the University of Georgia was approved. He died in 1790, he was 66.
What you may not know about Lyman is that he was one of three Georgians to sign the Declaration of Independence, and one of four doctors to sign it.
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