Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections for April 7, 2022

On April 7, 1776, the United States warship Lexington captured a British warship, HMS Edward, for the first time.

On April 7, 1798, President John Adams signed legislation authorizing negotiations between three representatives of Georgia and three Presidential appointees over Georgia’s claim to land west of what is now the Georgia-Alabama state lines. Georgia would continue to claim most of what is currently Alabama and Mississippi until 1802.

Map by Carl Vinson Institute of Government at UGA

On April 7, 1995, Governor Zell Miller signed legislation recognizing the peach as the official state fruit of Georgia.

Georgia Politics, Campaigns, and Elections

I’m taking a semi-sabbatical from political news this morning to get caught up on the rest of my life. See you here tomorrow.