John Waters (1771-1835)

Authors

Helen H. Waters

Files

Description

At the time of his death in 1835, John Waters was a successful planter and landlord and perhaps one of the wealthiest men in Savannah. He owned both a cotton plantation and a rice plantation as well as numerous city tenements. He was a well- respected citizen, serving numerous terms on the Grand Jury and on the County Board of Health, but more than once refused to be a candidate for city alderman. Ironically, he seemed to possess a curious lack of regard for legal and civic issues; in one well­ publicized case blatantly disregarding a city ordinance which ran contrary to his interests. He married twice, survived both wives, and was himself survived by three daughters.

Publication Date

Spring 1991

Recommended Citation

Waters, Helen H., "John Waters (1771-1835)" (1991). Savannah Biographies. 116.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/116