THE LIFE OF JAMES OGLETHORPE

Early life
James Oglethorpe was born December 22,1696 in London England ; he was the tenth and last child of Thoephils and Eleanor Oglethorpe.

Later life
James returned to England in 1760 to live the life of a gentleman.he and Elizabeth divided their time between their country estate and their London townhouse on lower Grosvensor street.

Greatest accomplishments
He set about prefacing the colony's defense against the Spanish, building forts and instituting a system of military training.

MORE FACTS ABOUT JAMES OGLETHORPE

• His middle name was Edward
• He had a wife but no children
• His wife's name was Elizabeth