John Walton (Continental Congress)
John Walton (1738–1783), a Founding Father of the United States, was a Georgia delegate to the Continental Congress.Though born in Virginia, Walton later became a planter near Augusta, Georgia.He signed the Articles of Confederation on behalf of Georgia on July 24, 1778.He held the office of surveyor of Richmond County for several years before his death in New Savannah, Georgia in 1783.This article about a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia is a stub.