John Houstoun

John Houstoun
10th Governor of Georgia
In office January 10, 1778 – January 7, 1779
Preceded by	John A. Treutlen
Succeeded by	William Glascock
In office January 9, 1784 – January 6, 1785
Preceded by	Lyman Hall
Succeeded by	Samuel Elbert
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office 1783
1st Mayor of Savannah, Georgia
In office 1790–1791
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Thomas Gibbons
Personal details
Born	(1744-08-31)August 31, 1744 St. George's Parish, Georgia (modern-day Waynesboro, Georgia)
Died	July 20, 1796(1796-07-20) (aged 51) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Spouse	Hannah Bryan

John Houstoun (/ˈhoʊstən/ HOU-stən; August 31, 1744 – July 20, 1796) was an American lawyer and statesman from Savannah, Georgia. He was one of the original Sons of Liberty and also a delegate for Georgia in the Second Continental Congress in 1775. He was the Governor of Georgia, in 1778, and again in 1784–1785.^[1]