Abraham Baldwin was born in Connecticut in 1754, graduated from Yale College, and served in the Revolutionary War. He moved to Georgia in 1784, held many political offices, and was very instrumental in obtaining the charter for the University of Georgia. He also played a pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and was one of the two Georgians to sign the final document. He was afterward elected as a U.S. Representative, then as a Senator from Georgia, serving from 1789 to his death in Washington D.C. in 1807. Baldwin County had already been named in his honor in 1803.

 

Biography from New Georgia Encyclopedia

From Revolution to Reconstruction Biography

Drawing and Biography from U.S. Army web site

Biography from Colonial Hall

Biographical Information from U.S. Congress

Biographical Sketch from National Park Service

Abraham Baldwin Page from the National Archives

Abraham Baldwin Stamp

Abraham Baldwin First Day Covers

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