David Emanuel (Governor of Georgia)

David Emanuel (* 1744 in Pennsylvania; † February 19, 1808 in Burke County, Georgia ) was an American politician ( Democratic- Republican) and Governor of Georgia.

Curriculum vitae

David Emanuel, the first Jewish governor of a U.S. state, was born around the year 1744. During the Revolutionary War he served as a colonel in the militia of Georgia. He fell in the meantime in British captivity. In 1781 he worked in the administration of Burke County. There followed a brief interlude as a judge in the same county ( 1782 ) and a time in the House of Representatives from Georgia. He was also employed in these years with various administrative tasks. In 1795 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention State, 1796, he was a member of the Commission for the Investigation of the Yazoo land scandal.

Finally he succeeded election to the Senate from Georgia. There he brought it soon as its Chairman. In this capacity he had to be constitutional on March 3, 1801 Office of the Governor take over after James Jackson had abandoned this position in favor of a seat in the U.S. Senate. He had to quit until November 7, 1801 Jackson's legislature. In the short time he was confined to the continuation of the policy of his predecessor. After the end of his brief tenure, he again took his seat in the state Senate. This office he retained until his death on 19 February 1808. Four years later was named after him, the Emanuel County, Georgia.