Lyman Hall had become involved in revolutionary politics and was elected to the Continental Congress by 1774. The founding father, up until then had established a medical practice in Charleston after having graduated Yale, purchased land in Georgia in 1760 and established a plantation. He was elected to the House of Assembly in 1783 before being elevated to the office of Governor in Georgia. He served one year as Governor, one more year in the Assembly, and a year as a judge before returning to private life.
