Oglethorpe

Cause or Coincidence

One of the most often-cited facts about James Oglethorpe—especially by those who argue his opposition to slavery was purely a matter of security—is his time as an Assistant Governor of the Royal African Company (RAC). The RAC, founded in 1660, held a monopoly on English trade along the

Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

James Edward Oglethorpe was one of the most influential figures in a number of spheres connected to British interests in the Americas. He remains little known in his homeland, yet in the American state of Georgia his legacy endures — in county and place names, and in institutions of learning. Oglethorpe