Edward Rutledge
American
Edward Rutledge was a Delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of South Carolina. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Dr John Rutledge
- Brother: John Rutledge
Edward Rutledge was a Delegate to the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of South Carolina. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1749/11/23 | Sarah Hext Rutledge, wife of Dr John Rutledge, gives birth to a son, Edward, in Charleston, Province of South Carolina. | Born | Edward Rutledge's Birthday | ||||
| 1760/00/00 | Parish member | Christ Church | Mount Pleasant, SC | ||||
| 1774/03/01 | Henrietta Middleton marries Edward Rutledge | Husband | Marriage of Henrietta Middleton and Edward Rutledge | ||||
| 1774/09/05 | First Continental Congress opens | Represented South Carolina | Carpenters' Hall | Philadelphia, PA | First Continental Congress | ||
| 1776/08/02 | Most delegates sign the Declaration of Independence | Signer, representing South Carolina | US Declaration of Independence | American Colonies Declare Independence from Great Britain | |||
| 1776/09/11 | Representative for the British Crown, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, meets with Continental Congress representatives John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Edward Rutledge in a peace conference. | American Representative | Conference House | New York City | |||
| 1780/08/27 | Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward are captured by British forces and held in the Provost Dungeon. | Prisoner of War | The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon | Charleston, SC | Siege of Charleston | ||
| 1780/09/04 | Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton and Thomas Heyward leave Charleston to be imprisoned in St Augustine, Florida. They were released during a prisoner exchange in July of 1781. | Prisoner of War | Siege of Charleston | ||||
| 1787/09/27 | By late September 1787, the Rutledges move into a well built elegant house at 55 Broad St (now 117 Broad St) which had been constructed by a Mr Miller. | Home | Edward Rutledge House | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1791/05/02 | At Haddrels point (Haddrels St), GW is met by Pinckney and Edward Rutledge in a 12 oared barge rowed by 12 American Captains of Ships, most elegantly dressed. A great number of other Boats with Gentlemen, ladies and Music attend GW across to Charleston. | Host | Mount Pleasant Historic District | Mount Pleasant, SC | George Washington's Southern Tour | ||
| 1797/10/19 | Frances Motte Middleton marries her widowed brother-in-law, Thomas Pinckney. Edward Rutledge throws a party to celebrate the occasion. | Host | Marriage of Frances Middleton and Thomas Pinckney | ||||
| 1798/12/18 | Governor of South Carolina | Work | |||||
| 1798/12/22 | Edward Rutledge becomes the 39th Governor of South Carolina. The legislature elected him, and although in poor health, Rutledge accepted and rode to Columbia as soon as he was physically able. | Work | |||||
| 1799/12/13 | Governor Rutledge ask the South Carolina Senate to allow him to go home. The request is regretfully denied because the governor is constitutionally required to be in Columbia while the legislature is in session. | Health | |||||
| 1800/01/10 | Edward Rutledge suffers a sever stroke. After two days of laying insensible, Rutledge revives sufficiently to open his Eyes and to recognize those about him. | Health | Edward Rutledge House | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1800/01/23 | During the night of January 23rd or the early morning of the 24th, Governor Edward Rutledge dies "with perfect resignation, and with perfect calmness." | Died | Edward Rutledge House | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1800/01/25 | After an elaborate military funeral, His Excellency Edward Rutledge is buried in the family plot at the Saint Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery. | In Memoriam | St Philip's Episcopal Church | Charleston, SC |
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