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Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th governor of South Carolina.
18 de fev. de 2020 · Learn about Edward Rutledge, the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence, who was a lawyer, governor, and slave owner from South Carolina. Find out his role in the Continental Congress, his military service, his political views, and his death.
Rutledge signed the Declaration in August, at age 26 the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. In the stage play and then movie “1776”, the character of Edward Rutledge is portrayed as the leader in the opposition to the slavery reference in Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration.
Learn about Edward Rutledge, a South Carolina politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Find out his role in the First Continental Congress, the peace mission to Staten Island, and his imprisonment by the British.
Edward Rutledge was a South Carolina lawyer, politician, and soldier who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He served in the Continental Congress, the Charleston Artillery, and the state legislature, and was elected Governor of South Carolina in 1789.
Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800), South Carolina statesman, was one of four signers of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina and, at the age of 26, the youngest of all the signers.
18 de mai. de 2012 · Learn about Edward Rutledge, one of the youngest signers of the Declaration of Independence and a slaveholder from South Carolina. He served in the Continental Congress, the state assembly, and as governor, and died in 1800.
