Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714/Oglethorpe, James (Edward)
Oglethorpe, James (Edward), y.s. Theoph., of St. James, London, eq. aur. Corpus Christi Coll., matric. 8 July, 1714, aged 16; created M.A. 31 July, 1731; of Cranham Hall, Essex, a general in the army 1765, founder and governor of the colony or settlement in Georgia 1732, deputy governor of the African company 1734, served with the duke of Cumberland against the rising of 1745, M.P. Haslemere in 5 parliaments 1722-54; born in London 22 Dec., 1696, died 30 June, 1785. See Rawl. vi. 34; Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary; & Gent's. Mag. 1785, ii. 517, 572.