George Galphin

George Galphin
Born
George Galphin

1709
County Antrim, Ireland
DiedDecember 1780 (aged 70–71)
Silver Bluff, South Carolina, United States
OccupationsIndian trader
Indian commissioner
Years active1737-1781
Employer(s)Brown, Rae, & Co.
Military career
RankCommissioner of Indian Affairs
WarsAmerican Revolution

George Galphin (1708–1780) was an American businessman specializing in Native American trade, a Native American Commissioner, and plantation owner who lived and conducted business in the colonies of Georgia and South Carolina, primarily around the area known today as Augusta, Georgia.

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