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  Rutledge, John
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AffiliationFederalist  
 
NameJohn Rutledge
Address
Christ Church Parish, South Carolina , United States
EmailNone
WebsiteNone
Born September 17, 1739
DiedJuly 23, 1800 (60 years)
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifedAshley
Dec 16, 2008 10:05am
Tags Caucasian -
InfoPolitical 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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DISCUSSION
Importance? 9.66670 Average

FAMILY
Wife Elizabeth Grimke Rutledge 00, 0000-
Son John Rutledge, Jr. 1766-1819

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RACES
  12/14/1801 SC US Senate - Appointment Lost 34.06% (-31.16%)
  10/11/1796 SC District 01 Lost 1.62% (-83.14%)
  12/15/1795 Supreme Court - Chief Justice Lost 41.67% (-16.67%)
  08/12/1795 Supreme Court - Chief Justice Acting Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/20/1795 SC District 02 Lost 23.74% (-5.64%)
  10/14/1794 SC District 01 Lost 37.31% (-14.36%)
  09/26/1789 Supreme Court - Associate Justice Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  02/04/1789 U.S. President Lost 4.35% (-45.65%)
  02/04/1789 US Vice President Lost 8.57% (-40.00%)
  12/31/1782 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/04/1782 US President of the Congress Lost 9.09% (-54.55%)
  12/31/1781 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/09/1779 SC Governor Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/26/1776 SC President (Governor) Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/31/1774 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/01/1774 SC Continental Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/06/1765 Delegate to the Stamp Act Congress Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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