Button Gwinnett blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Button Gwinnett 1735-1777 married in St. Peter's Church 1757 Signer of the Declaration of Independence 4th July 1776 President of Georgia 1777 Recorded plaque organisation: Wolverhampton Civic Society, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Button Gwinnett was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and briefly served as the President of Georgia in 1777. He is historically significant for his role in American independence and his short tenure leading Georgia during its early statehood period.