William Few

William Few was born June 8, 1748, in Maryland and died at the age of 80 on July 16, 1828, in New York. He represented the state of Georgia at the Constitutional Convention from 1780-1782 and then from 1786-1788. Few was born into a family fighting against poverty as were many small farmers at this time. In 1771 Few, his father, and a brother joined a group called the "Regulators," a group of men (mostly small farmers) who opposed the royal governor. As a result, his brother was hanged, the family farm was destroyed, and his father was forced to move to Georgia where Few later joined him. William later married Catherine Nicholson and had three daughters.

Few joined the Richmond county regiment led by his older brother Benjamin. For two years, he attended military assemblies where he instructed people of the skills that he learned in the Regulators. It wasn't until 1778 that he was called to active duty when Georgia faced a threat by a force of loyalist militia and British regulars based in Florida. In the late 1770s Few won the election to the House of Representatives and represented Georgia in negotiations with the Indians that succeeded in minimizing the danger of frontier attacks. After serving for less then a year, Congress sent Few home to help reassemble Georgia's government after General Nathanael Greene's successful effort to drive the British out of most of Georgia. After he did this, Few returned to Congress in 1782, where he remained to serve for most of the decade. Some people that he served beside in Congress are James Madison, Rufus King and William Blount. In the 1700's Georgia selected Few to be one of its original senators along side James Gunn. Even though he was planing to retire, he served another year in the state legislature.

Few participated in the revolution because he firmly supported the effort to create a strong national union. He did not believe in a government where a person has complete power like a monarchy. Many other people agreed with Few, Samuel Adams (who lead the Sons of Liberty) and Thomas Pain (who wrote the book common sense) both actively supported the revolution. Because he did not believe in a monarchy, he worked hard to get the Continental Congress' approval of the new form of government.

William Few deserves more historical recognition than he receives. Even though he did not play as much of an active roll in the fighting as George Washington or Horatio Gates or play as large of a political roll as John Adams or Samuel Chase, he still did help defend and represent his country. He served in the military in Georgia and helped defend his state and country. He also represented the state of Georgia in the House of Representatives and in The Senate to help vote on decisions. This is why William Few Deserves more Historical recognition than he receives.