Historical Marker

Home of Robert Toombs

East Robert Toombs Ave., Washington · Washington · Wilkes

Georgia marker

Inscription

HOME OF ROBERT TOOMBS. This was the home of Robert Toombs - planter, lawyer, and distinguished Southern statesman. Born July 2, 1810, Robert Toombs was educated at Franklin College, Georgia, at Union College, New York, and at the University of Virginia. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, 1837-1840, 1842-1845; of the United States House of Representatives, 1845-1853; of the United States Senate from 1853 until his resignation in 1861.

He served as Secretary of State, C.S.A., resigning to become a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1877. Robert Toombs died in this house on December 15, 1885, an "Unreconstructed Rebel." After his death this became the home of his devoted niece, Mrs. Frank Colley.

This marker replaces one erected by the Children of the Confederacy of Georgia in June, 1941. 157-30 GEORGIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION 1959

Location

AddressEast Robert Toombs Ave., Washington
CityWashington
CountyWilkes
StateGeorgia
Coordinates33.736790, -82.739310

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