Today's American Minute — James Oglethorpe
From fighting the Sultan to the founding of Georgia: Eugene of Savoy, James Oglethorpe, the Wesleys, and Georgia's Religious Heritage - American Minute with Bill Federer
and Georgia's Religious Heritage From fighting the Sultan to the founding of Georgia: Eugene of Savoy James Oglethorpe the Wesleys
James Oglethorpe conceived of an idea for a colony in America where poor debtors and religious refugees could get a second chance. He named the colony "Georgia" after Britain's King George II.