TOMLINSON FORT HOUSE. Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859) lived here, leader of the Union Party, he also studied medicine
TOMLINSON FORT HOUSE At this site lived Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859). A leader of the Union Party, he studied medicine and wrote a widely used book on medical practice. A captain in the War of 1812, he served in the Georgia legislature and the Congress, and on the board of governors of the University of Georgia. He founded the Federal Union in 1830 and was president of the Central Bank of Georgia. As early as 1822 he advocated replacing the Poor School Fund with a public school system. He was instrumental in establishing at Milledgeville in 1837 the Georgia Lunatic Asylum, now the largest state institution in Georgia. Georgia Historical Commission, 1961
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Location: United States of America, Georgia, Baldwin County
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