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Persoonlijke gegevens John Rutledge 

• Hij is geboren september 1739 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.Bronnen 1, 3
• Hij is overleden op 18 juli 1800 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, hij was toen 60 jaar oud.
• Hij is begraven in het jaar 1880 in Saint Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.
• Een kind van John Rutledge en Sarah Boone Hext

Gezin van John Rutledge

Hij is getrouwd met Elizabeth Grimke.

Zij zijn getrouwd op 1 mei 1763 te South Carolina, hij was toen 23 jaar oud.Bron 1

Kind(eren):

1. Martha Rutledge  1764-1816 
2. Sarah Rutledge  1765-1765
3. John Rutledge  1766-1819 
4. Edward Rutledge  1767-1811 
5. Frederick Rutledge  1769-1821 
6. Charles Rutledge  1773-1821 
7. Thomas Rutledge  1774-1862
8. Eliza Rutledge  1776-1842 
9. States Rutledge  ± 1783-1829

Notities over John Rutledge

John Rutledge was born in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina September 1739. John was the son of Dr. John and Sarah Hext Rutledge. John married Elizabeth Grimke of Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina in May 1, 1763. John died July 18, 1800 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, at 60 years of age. His body was interred in St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina

"On March 26, 1776, the Provincial Congress of South Carolina set up an independent government with John Rutledge as president. On Tuesday, April 2, 1776, the General Assembly passed the following: Resolved that his Excellency the President and Commander-in-Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the Privy Council may and he is hereby authorized to design and cause to be made a Great Seal of South Carolina and until such an one can be made, to fix a temporary Public Seal. For a temporary seal, President Rutledge used his private seal bearing his family Coat of Arms. . . ."
US Supreme Court Justice, Governor of South Carolina, Member of Continental Congress, Signer of US Constitution. After studying law in England he returned to his hometown of Charleston South Carolina where he not only practiced law but expanded his family's a successful agricultural business. In 1761 his political career began when he was elected to a seat in the provincial assembly. While he supported self government for the colonies he pleaded for restraint in breaking relationships off with England. He continued that moderate stance when sent to the First Continental Congress in 1774. The following year he served in the Second Continental Congress before returning to South Carolina to help reorganize its government and write a state constitution. In 1779 he was elected governor. During his three year term he dealt with the British invasion and the Siege of Charleston. After escaping to North Carolina he enlisted the aide of General Nathanael Greene and in 1781 returned to South Carolina and reestablished the government. The following year he resigned his seat. After the Revolutionary War the former governor was returned to the Continental Congress serving from 1782 to 1783 before serving in the state legislature from 1784 to 1790. As a delegate to the US Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia he used his powers of persuasion to protect southern interests. He was a powerful member serving as chairman of the Committee of Detail, attending every session and speaking often. In 1789 he was appointed, by George Washington , as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. He resigned in 1791 and returned to South Carolina to become Chief Justice on the state Supreme Court. In 1795 Washington appointed the jurist to return to the US Supreme Court this time as Chief Justice. Rutledge presided over one term but the Senate refused to confirm his appointment so he returned to Charleston where he died five years later.
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