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Edward Rutledge
RUTLEDGE, Edward, signer of the Declaration of Independence, born in Charleston, S.C., 23 November, 1749; died there, 23 January, 1800.
He studied law at Oxford and was admitted to the English bar before returning to South Carolina. Rutledge gained prominence as a lawyer and was elected to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776—the youngest signer at age 26.
He served in the South Carolina legislature and was captured by the British in 1780, later released in a prisoner exchange. Rutledge continued his political career and was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1798.
Known for his eloquence and patriotism, Rutledge played a vital role in the early legal and political life of his state and nation.
Source:
Wilson, James Grant, and John Fiske, eds. Appleton’s Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1887. Patriot Echoes Archive
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