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Born in London and was the tenth and last child of Theophilus and Eleanor Oglethorpe
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James Oglethorpe left in 1717 to join the military academy in France. He returned to Corpus Christi College in 1727 but never graduated.
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James Oglethorpe became aide-de-camp to the prince and, during the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718, he served with distinction in the campaign against the Turks during 1716-1717
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Served as a Tory Member in the same seat previously occupied by his father and 2 older brothers.
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While imprisoned for indebtness, Castell died causing Oglethorpe to take major interest in prison reform.
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Oglethorpe received a charter with 21 other trustees to found the Georgia colony in the New World by King George III
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James Oglethorpe, along with 113 other selected colonists, set said for the New World with the Georgia Charter. Hope of Georgia was to be a refuge for debtors in England.
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After a long journey, Oglethorpe and his companions settled near the present site of Savannah, Georgia to start their new colony.
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Now known as Soloman's Lodge No. 1, Oglethorpe established this masonic lodge as the first and longest standing in operation today in Georgia.
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Oglethorpe successfully defeated the Spanish on St. Simons Island after being promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
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After colonists became angry with Oglethorpe over his rules of no slavery and liquor, he left Georgia for the last time.
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After departing the New World for good, Oglethorpe married Lady Elizabeth Wright.
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Oglethorpe becomes ill with a severe fever and dies at age 88 in Crahnham.
