Henry Middleton was a planter, public official from South Carolina.
17 Facts About Henry Middleton
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Henry Middleton left the Second Continental Congress before it declared independence.
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Henry Middleton was born in 1717 on the family plantation, "The Oaks", near Charleston, Province of South Carolina.
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Henry Middleton was the second son of Susan Middleton and Arthur Middleton, a wealthy planter who had served as an acting governor of South Carolina.
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Henry Middleton was educated in England before returning to South Carolina to inherit his father's plantation.
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Henry Middleton became one of the largest landowners in the colony, owning 50,000 acres and about 800 slaves.
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Henry Middleton was a justice of the peace and a member of the Commons House of Assembly, where he was elected speaker in 1747,1754, and 1755.
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Henry Middleton was a member of provincial council but resigned in 1770 in opposition to British policy.
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In 1774, at the outset of the American Revolution, Henry Middleton was selected as a delegate to the Continental Congress.
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Henry Middleton served as that body's president during the last few days of the First Continental Congress, following the departure of Peyton Randolph.
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Henry Middleton was succeeded in Congress by his son Arthur who was more radical than his father and became a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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When Charleston was captured by the British at the Siege of Charleston in 1780, Henry Middleton accepted defeat and status as a British subject.
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In 1741, Henry Middleton was married to Mary Baker Williams, the daughter of John Williams, an early South Carolina planter who began building what is today known as Henry Middleton Place around 1730.
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Henry Middleton's father was a Scottish nobleman who followed Charles Edward Stuart, the Jacobite Pretender.
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Henry Middleton was buried at Goosecreek Churchyard, St James Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina.
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Henry Middleton's grandson, named Henry, had a long career in politics.
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Henry Middleton was governor of South Carolina, US Representative, and the minister to Russia.