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John Rutledge Jr. (1766 – September 1, 1819) was a United States representative from South Carolina. Born in Charles Town in the Province of South Carolina, he was a son of John Rutledge, who was President of South Carolina, Governor of South Carolina, a Continental Congressman, Philadelphia Convention Framer of the United States ...
- Sarah Motte Smith
- War of 1812
- 1799-1819
- Federalist
- Early Life
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- Family
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- Delegate to The Stamp Act Congress
- First Continental Congress
- Second Continental Congress
- Declaration of Independence
- South Carolina Constitution
Rutledge was born in Charleston, South Carolina on September 17, 1739.His father, Dr. John Rutledge, emigrated from Ireland to the colonies in 1735 and practiced medicine in Charleston.His mother, Sarah Hext, was born in South Carolina and was 15 when John was born.His father died when he was young.His uncle, Andrew Rutledge, took responsibility for his education after his father died.He studied law with his uncle and James Parsons in Charleston.He was sent to Britain to study law at Middle Temple in London.On May 1, 1763, he married Elizabeth Grimke. They had 10 children together.In 1792, his wife passed away. Afterward, he suffered a mental decline.In 1760, Rutledge was admitted to practice law in Britain.In 1761, he returned to Charleston, was admitted to the bar, and started a successful career as a lawyer.In 1761, he was elected to represent Christ Church Parish in the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly. He served in the Assembly until 1776.In 1764, the Royal Governor appointed him as the Attorney General for South Carolina for 10 months.In 1765, he represented South Carolina at the Stamp Act Congress.In 1774, he attended the First Continental Congress.On March 22, 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act,which required a stamp to be placed on all legal documents and many printed materials in the colonies. In May, news of the new law reached the colonies. There was immediate opposition, including riots in Boston, Massachusetts, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Savannah, Georgia. On June 8, 1765, the M...
In 1774, Parliament passed five laws known collectively as the Coercive Acts. Four of them were intended to punish Boston and Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Partyand opposition to British policy.The Virginia Committee of Correspondence called for another Congress to discuss how the colonies would respond. 12 of the 13 colonies, including South Carolina, chose to send delegates to the meeting.On July 6, Rutledge was elected as a delegate from South Carolina, along with Henry Middleton, Christopher Gadsden, Thomas Lynch, Sr., and Edward Rutledge.Rutledge was in favor of finding a peaceful resolution to the issues with Britain but insisted on defending the rights of the colonies.On March 30, 1775, Parliament passed the New England Restraining Act, which did not address the concerns of the First Continental Congress, so the Second Continental Congress moved forward. 12 of t...Rutledge was elected as a delegate from South Carolina, along with Christopher Gadsden, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Sr., Arthur Middleton, and his brother, Edward Rutledge.The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on May 10. 1775, less than a month after the American Revolutionary War began.Rutledge was the Chairman of a committee that recommended the colonies set up their own governments, based on the argument that any governments that were conducting war on the citizens were violati...Rutledge returned to South Carolina before the Declaration of Independencewas passed, so he did not sign it.
In 1776, Rutledge served as the Chairman of the committee that drafted the new Constitution for South Carolina. Christopher Gadsden was also on the committee.Rutledge represented the moderate side of the government, while Gadsden represented the radical side that favored independence.On March 26, South Carolina passed its own Constitution. It was the second colony and the first southern colony to pass its own Constitution.- Randal Rust
John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – July 23, 1800) was an American statesman and judge who became the first Governor of South Carolina following the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Rutledge was also the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
John Rutledge (17 de septiembre de 1739 - 23 de julio de 1800) fue un jurista estadounidense, juez asociado del Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos y también su segundo presidente. Además, fue el primer gobernador de Carolina del Sur después de la declaración de independencia.
5 de abr. de 2024 · John Rutledge was an American legislator who, as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, strongly supported the protection of slavery and the concept of a strong central government, a position then possible, but paradoxical in later times when slavery’s defenders sheltered behind the.
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John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States.
John Rutledge, Jr., Federalist BY ELIZABETH COMETTI The career of John Rutledge, Jr., has long remained in obscurity, part-ly because of the luster surrounding the names of Edward and John Rut-ledge. Both of these men distinguished themselves during the American Revolution, the former as governor of South Carolina, the latter as one
