James Oglethorpe's Early Childhood

James Oglethorpe’s childhood starts off on December 22, 1696. He was born in London, England. Oglethorpe’s mother was Eleanor and his father was Theophilus. He was born into a big family that lived in a small town. In 1714, Oglethorpe attended Oxford University. Soon after, Oglethorpe dropped out of school to enroll into a military academy. He never graduated, but he did get a special M.A. in 1731 from the college. Oglethorpe soon ran for Parliament and was successful. He occupied a seat in the House of Commons just like his brothers and father. Oglethorpe had a successful childhood, much better than others. In 1729, Oglethorpe’s good friend, Robert Castell, was put in jail with a man that had smallpox. Castell got it and died. Oglethorpe