Three signers of the Declaration of Independence were from Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, and George Walton.
“From Georgia” means they represented Georgia in the Second Continental Congress, rather than necessarily being born there. Lyman Hall was born in Connecticut, but moved south and became a prominent physician and political leader in Georgia. Button Gwinnett was born in England and settled in Georgia, where he became a revolutionary politician. George Walton was born in Virginia before moving to Georgia and entering public life.
Georgia joined the Declaration’s signing through these three delegates. Their names appear together on Augusta’s Signers Monument, erected in 1848 to honor the state’s Declaration signers. All three played important roles in Georgia’s Revolutionary-era government, although their later careers differed: Hall became governor, Walton served as governor and chief justice, and Gwinnett died in a duel in 1777.
A common mix-up is confusing the number of Georgia signers with the total number of signers, usually given as 56. The state’s delegation contributed exactly three names.