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Forsyth County was created by act of December 3, 1832, from Cherokee County. It was named for Governor John Forsyth (1780-1841), a native of Frederick County, Virginia, a graduate of Princeton, and a gifted Georgia lawyer. He served as Attorney-General of Georgia, Congressman, Senator, Minister to Spain, Governor, and Secretary of State under Presidents Jackson and Van Buren. The first officers of Forsyth County, commissioned on April 20, 1833, were John Blaylock, Clerk of Superior Court; Thomas Burford, County Surveyor; and Alston B. Wilborn, Coroner. Hubbard Barker was commissioned Sheriff on January 31, 1834.
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