List of signers of the Georgia Ordinance of Secession explained
| Document Name: | Ordinance of Secession |
| Date Created: | c. January 20, 1861 |
| Date Ratified: | Put to the vote on January 19, 1861 – 208 yeas 89 nays; signed on January 21, 1861, by 293 delegates; enacted January 22, 1861 |
| Location Of Document: | Engrossed copy: University of Georgia Libraries, Hargrett Library |
| Signers: | 293 delegates to The Georgia Secession Convention of 1861 |
| Purpose: | To announce Georgia's formal intent to secede from the Union. |
Georgia's Ordinance of Secession was adopted at the Georgia Secession Convention of 1861. It was put to the vote on January 19, 1861; concluding at 2:00 p.m. (the vote was 208 in favor of immediate secession with 89 opposed). Prior to signing the ordinance, Eugenius A. Nisbet tabled a motion suggesting that the ordinance should be signed by all of the convention's delegates, irrespective of their vote – as a pledge of support and to signal a unified purpose. Nisbet's motion passed, and at 12 o'clock M., Convention President, George W. Crawford, announced that the hour had arrived for signing the Ordinance of Secession.
Crawford signed the ordinance; becoming its first signatory, and then he instructed Secretary Lamar to "call the delegates forward, by county, to sign the ordinance." Some delegates withheld signing; with six delegates insisting that a protest be incorporated into the ordinance. The list below shows the delegate's name, (as it was recorded on the convention's roster), the county which they represent, whether they had signed the ordinance or not, and how they had voted when the ordinance passed.[1]
List
District delegates
County delegates
| Delegate | County | Sign | Vote |
|---|
| Seaborn Hall | | Yes | Yes |
| J. H. Latimer | Appling County | Yes | Yes |
| W. R. Bell | | Yes | No |
| S. W. Pruett | Banks County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| C. D. Hammond | Baker County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | No |
| L. H. Briscoe | Baldwin County | Yes | Yes |
| W. J. Mabry | | Yes | Yes |
| J. C. Lamb | Berrien County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| Bibb County | Yes | Yes |
| Bibb County | Yes | Yes |
| C. S. Gaulden | | Yes | Yes |
| Henry Briggs | Brooks County | Yes | Yes |
| C. C. Slater | | Yes | Yes |
| J. P. Hines | Bryan County | Yes | Yes |
| S. L. Moore | | Yes | Yes |
| Samuel Harville | Bulloch County | Yes | Yes |
| E. A. Allen | | Yes | Yes |
| E. B. Gresham | Burke County | Yes | Yes |
| W. B. Jones | Burke County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| Henry Hendricks | Butts County | Yes | Yes |
| N. J. Patterson | | Yes | Yes |
| F. M. Adams | Camden County | Yes | Yes |
| J. M. Cantrell | | Yes | Yes |
| T. C. Glover | Campbell County | Yes | Yes |
| W. G. Sheffield | | Yes | Yes |
| E. Padgett | Calhoun County | Yes | Yes |
| B. W. Wright | | Yes | Yes |
| B. W. Hargrave | Carroll County | Yes | Yes |
| Allen Rowe | Carroll County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | No |
| H. F. Price | Cass County | Yes | No |
| T. H. Trippe | Cass County | Yes | No |
| Presley Yates | | No | No |
| J. T. McConnell | Catoosa County | Yes | Yes |
| F. M. Smith | | Yes | No |
| H. M. Mershon | Charlton County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| A. S. Jones | Chatham County | Yes | Yes |
| John W. Anderson | Chatham County | Yes | Yes |
| A. H. Flewellen | | Yes | Yes |
| William Davis | Chattahoochee County | Yes | Yes |
| Wesley Shropshire | | Yes | No |
| L. Williams | Chattooga County | Yes | No |
| W. A. Teasley | | Yes | Yes |
| E. E. Fields | Cherokee County | Yes | Yes |
| John McConnell | Cherokee County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| Asbury Hull | Clarke County | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson Jennings | Clarke County | Yes | Yes |
| R. E. Morrow | | Yes | No |
| James F. Johnston | Clayton County | Yes | Yes |
| W. H. C. Davenport | | Yes | Yes |
| B. F. Burnett | Clay County | Yes | Yes |
| Benjamin Sermons | | Yes | Yes |
| F. G. Ramsey | Clinch County | Yes | Yes |
| G. D. Rice | | Yes | Yes |
| A. A. Winn | Cobb County | Yes | Yes |
| E. H. Lindley | Cobb County | Yes | Yes |
| Rowan Pafford | | Yes | No |
| J. H. Frier | Coffee County | Yes | No |
| W. A. S. Collins | | Yes | Yes |
| H. R. Casey | Columbia County | Yes | Yes |
| R. S. Neal | Columbia County | Yes | Yes |
| H. C. Tucker | | Yes | No |
| John G. Coleman | Colquitt County | Yes | Yes |
| A. B. Calhoun | | Yes | Yes |
| J. J. Pinson | Coweta County | Yes | Yes |
| W. B. Shell | Coweta County | Yes | Yes |
| W. C. Cleveland | | Yes | Yes |
| Isaac Dennis | Crawford County | Yes | Yes |
| S. C. Hale | | Yes | No |
| R. M. Pariss | Dade County | Yes | No |
| Alfred Webb | | Yes | No |
| R. H. Pierce | Dawson County | Yes | No |
| Richard Simms | | Yes | Yes |
| C. J. Munnerlyn | Decatur County | Yes | Yes |
| B. H. Gee | Decatur County | Yes | Yes |
| Charles Murphy | | No | Died |
| G. K. Smith | De Kalb County | Yes | No |
| John S. Thomas | | Yes | Yes |
| Elijah Butts | Dooly County | Yes | Yes |
| Richard H. Clark | | Yes | Yes |
| C. E. Mallary | Dougherty County | Yes | Yes |
| R. W. Sheffield | | Yes | Yes |
| James Buchanan | Early County | Yes | Yes |
| Harris Tomlinson | | Yes | Yes |
| J. B. Prescott | Echols County | Yes | Yes |
| E. W. Solomons | | Yes | Yes |
| A. G. Porter | Effingham County | Yes | Yes |
| J. C. Burch | | Yes | Yes |
| L. H. O. Martin | Elbert County | Yes | Yes |
| A. L. Kirkland | | Yes | No |
| John Overstreet | Emanuel County | Yes | No |
| W. C. Fain | | No | No |
| Fannin County | Yes | Yes |
| M. M. Tidwell | | Yes | Yes |
| J. L. Blalock | Fayette County | Yes | Yes |
| James Ward | | Yes | Yes |
| Simpson Fouche | Floyd County | Yes | Yes |
| F. C. Shropshire | Floyd County | Yes | Yes |
| Hardy Strickland | | Yes | Yes |
| Forsyth County | Yes | No |
| John H. Patrick | | Yes | No |
| Samuel Knox | Franklin County | Yes | No |
| J. F. Alexander | | Yes | Yes |
| Fulton County | Yes | Yes |
| J. P. Logan | Fulton County | Yes | Yes |
| Joshua F. Usry | | Yes | Yes |
| Calvin Logue | Glascock County | Yes | Yes |
| Joseph Pickett | | Yes | No |
| W. P. Milton | Gilmer County | Yes | No |
| John L. Harris | | Yes | Yes |
| H. B. Troup | Glynn County | Yes | Yes |
| W. H. Dabney | | Yes | Yes |
| James Freeman | Gordon County | Yes | No |
| R. M. Young | Gordon County | Yes | Yes |
| N. M. Crawford | | Yes | Yes |
| R. J. Willis | Greene County | Yes | Yes |
| T. N. Poullain | Greene County | Yes | Yes |
| R. D. Winn | | No | No |
| J. P. Simmons | Gwinnett County | Yes | No |
| T. P. Hudson | Gwinnett County | No | No |
| R. C. Ketchum | | Yes | Yes |
| Singleton Sisk | Habersham County | Yes | Yes |
| E. M. Johnson | | Yes | No |
| P. M. Byrd | Hall County | Yes | No |
| Davis Whelchel | Hall County | Yes | No |
| Linton Stephens | | Yes | No |
| B. T. Harris | Hancock County | Yes | Yes |
| T. M. Turner | Hancock County | Yes | Yes |
| W. J. Head | | Yes | Yes |
| A. R. Walton | Haralson County | Yes | Yes |
| D. P. Hill | | Yes | Yes |
| W. J. Hudson | Harris County | Yes | Yes |
| H. D. Williams | Harris County | Yes | Yes |
| R. S. Hill | | Yes | Yes |
| J. E. Skelton | Hart County | Yes | Yes |
| R. P. Wood | | Yes | No |
| C. W. Mabry | Heard County | Yes | No |
| F. E. Manson | | Yes | No |
| E. B. Arnold | Henry County | Yes | No |
| J. H. Low | Henry County | Yes | Yes |
| J. M. Giles | | Yes | Yes |
| D. F. Gunn | Houston County | Yes | Yes |
| B.W. Brown | Houston County | Yes | Yes |
| M. Henderson | | Yes | Yes |
| Jacob Young | Irwin County | Yes | No |
| J. J. McCulloch | | Yes | Yes |
| J. G. Pitman | Jackson County | Yes | Yes |
| D. R. Lyle | Jackson County | Yes | Yes |
| Aris Newton | | Yes | No |
| Reuben Jordan Jr. | Jasper County | Yes | No |
| | Yes | No |
| George Stapleton | Jefferson County | Yes | No |
| William Hust | | Yes | No |
| J. R. Smith | Johnson County | Yes | No |
| James M. Gray | | Yes | Yes |
| P. T. Pitts | Jones County | Yes | Yes |
| Nathan Tucker | | Yes | Yes |
| J. W. Yopp | Laurens County | Yes | Yes |
| W. B. Richardson | | Yes | Yes |
| Lee County | Yes | Yes |
| W. B. Fleming | | Yes | Yes |
| S. M. Varnadoe | Liberty County | Yes | Yes |
| La Fayette Lamar | | Yes | Yes |
| C. R. Strother | Lincoln County | No | Sick |
| C. H. M. Howell | | Yes | Yes |
| Isaiah Tilman | Lowndes County | Yes | Yes |
| Benjamin Hamilton | | No | No |
| William Martin | Lumpkin County | Yes | No |
| J. S. Gholston | | Yes | Yes |
| A. C. Daniel | Madison County | Yes | Yes |
| W. H. Robinson | | Yes | Yes |
| J. H. Carson | Macon County | Yes | Yes |
| W. M. Brown | | Yes | Yes |
| J. M. Harvey | Marion County | Yes | Yes |
| J. M. Harris | | Yes | Yes |
| G. W. M. Williams | McIntosh County | Yes | Yes |
| H. R. Harris | | Yes | Yes |
| W. D. Martin | Meriwether County | Yes | Yes |
| Meriwether County | Yes | No |
| W. J. Cheshier | | Yes | Yes |
| C. L. Whitehead | Miller County | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson Graham | | Yes | No |
| J. C. Street | Milton County | Yes | No |
| William T. Cox | | Yes | Yes |
| Jesse Reed | Mitchell County | Yes | Yes |
| R.L. Roddey | | Yes | Yes |
| Hiriam Phinizy Jr. | Monroe County | Yes | No |
| J. T. Stephens | Monroe County | Yes | Yes |
| T. M. McRae | | Yes | No |
| S. H. Latimer | Montgomery County | Yes | No |
| Thomas P. Saffold | | Yes | Yes |
| Augustus Reese | Morgan County | Yes | Yes |
| Anderson Farnsworth | | Yes | No |
| Euclid Waterhouse | Murray County | Yes | No |
| J. N. Ramsey | | Yes | Yes |
| Muscogee County | Yes | Yes |
| A. S. Rutherford | Muscogee County | Yes | Yes |
| W. S. Montgomery | | Yes | Yes |
| Alexander Means | Newton County | Yes | Yes |
| Purmedus Reynolds | Newton County | Yes | No |
| D. D. Johnson | | Yes | Yes |
| Samuel Glenn | Oglethorpe County | Yes | Yes |
| Willis Willingham | Oglethorpe County | Yes | No |
| Henry Lester | | Yes | Yes |
| J. Y. Algood | Paulding County | Yes | Yes |
| James Simmons | | Yes | No |
| W. T. Day | Pickens County | Yes | No |
| E. D. Hendry | | Yes | Yes |
| J. W. Stephens | Pierce County | Yes | Yes |
| R. B. Gardner | | Yes | Yes |
| G. M. McDowell | Pike County | Yes | Yes |
| W. E. West | | Yes | No |
| T. W. Dupree | Polk County | Yes | No |
| T.J. McGriff | | Yes | Yes |
| C. M. Bozeman | Pulaski County | Yes | Yes |
| R. T. Davis | | Yes | No |
| D. R. Adams | Putnam County | Yes | Yes |
| E. C. Ellington | | Yes | Yes |
| L. P. Dozier | Quitman County | Yes | Yes |
| Samuel Beck | | Yes | No |
| H. W. Cannon | Rabun County | Yes | No |
| Marcellus Douglas | | Yes | Yes |
| Arthur Hood | Randolph County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| J. Phinizy Sr. | Richmond County | Yes | Yes |
| J. P. Garvin | Richmond County | Yes | Yes |
| H. L. French | | Yes | Yes |
| W. A. Black | Schley County | Yes | Yes |
| C. Humphries | | Yes | Yes |
| J. L. Singleton | Screven County | Yes | Yes |
| W. G. Dewberry | | Yes | Yes |
| Henry Moor | Spalding County | Yes | Yes |
| James A. Fort | | Yes | Yes |
| James Hilliard | Stewart County | Yes | Yes |
| G. Y. Banks | Stewart County | Yes | Yes |
| W. A. Hawkins | | Yes | Yes |
| T. M. Furlow | Sumter County | Yes | Yes |
| Henry Davenport | Sumter County | Yes | Yes |
| W. R. Neal | | Yes | No |
| L. B. Smith | Talbot County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | No |
| S. H. Perkins | Taliaferro County | Yes | No |
| Benjamin Brewton | | Yes | No |
| Henry Strickland | Tattnall County | Yes | No |
| W. J. F. Mitchell | | Yes | No |
| H. H. Long | Taylor County | Yes | Yes |
| H. McLean | | Yes | No |
| James Williamson | Telfair County | Yes | No |
| William Harrington | | Yes | No |
| D. A. Cochran | Terrell County | Yes | No |
| A. H. Hansell | | Yes | Yes |
| Thomas County | Yes | Yes |
| W. G. Ponder | Thomas County | Yes | Yes |
| John Corn | | Yes | No |
| Elijah Kimsey | Towns County | Yes | No |
| | Yes | Yes |
| W. P. Beasley | Troup County | Yes | Yes |
| J. M. Beall | Troup County | Yes | Yes |
| John Fitzpatrick | | Yes | Yes |
| S. L. Richardson | Twiggs County | Yes | Yes |
| J. H. Huggins | | Yes | No |
| J. P. Welborn | Union County | Yes | No |
| P. W. Alexander | | Yes | No |
| T. S. Sherman | Upson County | Yes | No |
| G. G. Gordon | | Yes | No |
| R. B. Dickerson | Walker County | Yes | No |
| T. A. Sharpe | Walker County | Yes | No |
| George Spence | | Yes | Yes |
| Willis Kilgore | Walton County | Yes | No |
| Walton County | Yes | Yes |
| W. A. McDonald | | Yes | Yes |
| Ware County | Yes | Yes |
| M. D. Cody | | Yes | Yes |
| N. A. Wicker | Warren County | Yes | Yes |
| Henry R. Fort | | Yes | Yes |
| H. A. Cannon | Wayne County | Yes | Yes |
| E. S. Langmade | | Yes | Yes |
| Lewis Bullard | Washington County | Yes | Yes |
| A. C. Harris | Washington County | Yes | Yes |
| P.F. Brown | | Yes | Yes |
| M. H. Bush | Webster County | Yes | Yes |
| Isaac Bowen | | Yes | Yes |
| E. F. Starr | White County | Yes | No |
| J. M. Jackson | | Yes | No |
| F. A. Thomas | Whitfield County | Yes | Yes |
| Dickerson Taliaferro | Whitfield County | Yes | No |
| D. A. McLeod | | Yes | Yes |
| Smith Turner | Wilcox County | Yes | Yes |
| | Yes | Yes |
| J. J. Robertson | Wilkes County | Yes | Yes |
| N. A. Carswell | | Yes | No |
| R. J. Cochran | Wilkinson County | Yes | No |
| R. G. Ford Sr. | | Yes | Yes |
| T.T. Mounger | Worth County | Yes | Yes | |
Notes and References
- http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/georgia/georgia.html Georgia. Convention of the People
