May 13, 1775: Lyman Hall Joins the Continental Congress

Dr. Lyman Hall gets a little name recognition because he was a strong supporting character in the play/film 1776, but he was more involved in the Revolution than that. While Georgia (eventually) sent five delegates to the Continental Congress, Hall was one of the three who regularly attended and signed the Declaration of Independence. For instance, he ensured that food and medicine got to Colonial soldiers, and it was he who convinced the Georgia congress to send official delegates to the Second Continental Congress, himself among them. He also became the state’s first Governor and spent that single year establishing the state university. The post May 13, 1775: Lyman Hall Joins the Continental Congress appeared first on 250 and Counting.