John Fontaine (1792–1866) was an American plantation owner and politician. He served as the
first Mayor of
Columbus, Georgia from 1836 to 1837. He defended Columbus during the
Creek War of 1836.
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abHubert H. McAlexander, 'Francis Fontaine (1945-1901)', in The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature , Hugh Ruppersburg (ed.), John C. Inscoe (ed.), Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2011, pp. 145-146
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abcJohn T. Ellisor, The Second Creek War: Interethnic Conflict and Collusion on a Collapsing Frontier, Omaha, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2010, p. 200
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