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Gwinnett Gladiators Players
Gwinnett County ( ) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It forms part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, being located about northeast of Atlanta city limits. In 2020 United States census, 2020, the population was 957,062, making it the second-most populous county in Georgia (after Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County). Its county seat is Lawrenceville, Georgia, Lawrenceville. The county is named for Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett County is the most ethnically diverse county in Georgia, with significant populations of African Americans, Black, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanic, and Asian Americans, Asian residents. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, no ethnicity constitutes more than a third of its population. History In 1813, Fort Daniel was created during the War of 1812 in territory that would become G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett ( ; March 3, 1735 – May 19, 1777) was a British-born American Founding Father who, as a representative of Georgia to the Continental Congress, was one of the signers (first signature on the left) of the United States Declaration of Independence. Gwinnett was also, briefly, the provisional president of Georgia in 1777, and Gwinnett County (now a major suburb of metropolitan Atlanta) was named for him. He was named in honor of his mother’s cousin, Barbara Button, who became his godmother. Gwinnett was killed in a duel by rival Lachlan McIntosh following a dispute after a failed invasion of East Florida. Early life and education Gwinnett was born in 1735 in the parish of Down Hatherley in the county of Gloucestershire, England, to a Welsh father, the Reverend Samuel Gwinnett, (Gwinnett deriving from the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd) and his wife, Anne. He was the third of his parents' seven children, born after his older sister Anna Maria and his older brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
