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| Affiliation | Federalist |
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| Name | John Rutledge |
| Address |
Christ Church Parish, South Carolina , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
September 17, 1739
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| Died | July 23, 1800
(60 years)
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Modifed | Ashley
Dec 16, 2008 10:05am |
| Tags |
Caucasian -
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| Info | Political Party: No party affiliation
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Born: 1739 in Christ Church Parish, SC
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Education
Middle Temple - London, England
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Occupation
Lawyer
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Died: July 23, 1800 in Charleston, SC
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Buried: Charleston, SC in St. Michael?s Churchyard
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Major Events and Accomplishments - 1st term - 1776-1778
Four months before the Declaration of Independence was signed, South Carolina adopted a state constitution?drafted by a Provincial Congress?and elected John Rutledge as the state's president and Henry Laurens as its vice-president - March 26, 1776
Colonel William Moultrie and his patriot troops defeated Sir Peter Parker's attempt to sail a British Fleet into Charlestown harbor - June 28, 1776
News of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia reached Charlestown - August 5, 1776
The new state government threatened all white male citizens who refused to denounce King George III and pledge allegiance to the state with banishment - February 13, 1777
Representatives from Georgia and South Carolina met with the Cherokee Indians to make the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner by which South Carolina gained most of present-day Anderson, Oconee, Pickens, and Greenville counties - May 20, 1777
The state seal was used for the first time - May 22, 1777
President Rutledge resigned due to his refusal to approve changes in the state constitution and was succeeded by Rawlins Lowndes - 1778
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Major Events and Accomplishments - 2nd term - 1779-1782
Governor Rutledge was the first chief executive to be elected under the state constitution that changed the title of the chief executive's office from president to governor - January 9, 1779
After a lengthy seige by the British, General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered Charlestown to General Henry Clinton - May 12, 1780
While travelling to Holland to seek a loan for the American cause, Henry Laurens was captured by the British - September 3, 1780
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Other Government Positions
Stamp Act Congress - 1765
Continental Congress - 1774-1775, 1782-1783
Constitutional Convention - 1787
Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court - 1789-1791
Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court - 1790-1795
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Other Accomplishments, Honors, Distinctions, etc.
Rutledge was nominated to be the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court but was not confirmed by the US Senate - 1795
The University of South Carolina's Rutledge College and Charleston's Rutledge Avenue were named for John Rutledge.
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