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Key facts
- Nominated by
- George Washington
- Preceded by
- John Jay
- Succeeded by
- Oliver Ellsworth
- Vice president
- Henry Laurens , James Parsons
- Lieutenant
- Thomas Bee , Christopher Gadsden
- Monarch
- George III
- Born
- ( 1739-09-17 ) September 17, 1739, Charleston , South Carolina , British America
- Died
- June 21, 1800 (1800-06-21) (aged 60), Charleston, South Carolina , U.S.
- Resting place
- St. Michael's Churchyard
- Party
- Federalist
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Grimké ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1763 ; died 1792 )
- Relatives
- Edward Rutledge (brother)
- Education
- Middle Temple
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Charleston
- Place of death
- Charleston
- Sibling
- Edward Rutledge
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Middle Temple
- Political party
- Federalist Party
- Image
- John Rutledge color painting.jpg
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- Commons category
- John Rutledge
- date of birth
- 1739-09-17
- date of death
- 1800-07-23
- Commons gallery
- John Rutledge
- name in native language
- John Rutledge
- National Governors Association biography URL
- www.nga.org/governor/john-rutledge
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Encyclopedic overview
John Rutledge Jr. (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. Additionally, he served as the first president of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Rutledge established a legal career after studying at Middle Temple in the City of London. He was the elder brother of Edward Rutledge, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence. Rutledge served as a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress, which protested taxes imposed on the Thirteen Colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain. He also served as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, before being elected as governor of South Carolina. He served as governor during much of the American Revolutionary War.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Rutledge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.