Edward Rutledge
E19316
Founding Father of the United States
Governor of South Carolina
human
lawyer
signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
statesman
Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, statesman, and youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence who later served as governor of South Carolina.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Founding Father of the United States
ⓘ
Governor of South Carolina ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| barAdmission | admitted to the bar in South Carolina ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1749-11-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
| capturedBy | British forces during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1780 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1800-01-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Charleston
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
|
| educatedAt |
Middle Temple
ⓘ
University of Oxford ⓘ
surface form:
Oxford (legal studies in England context)
|
| endTime (Governor of South Carolina) | 1800 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutledge ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| legalTraining | studied law in England ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
|
| militaryConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| name | Edward Rutledge self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
|
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Continental Congress
ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot (American Revolution) ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Federalist-leaning (early U.S. party system context) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of South Carolina
ⓘ
delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the South Carolina legislature ⓘ |
| relative | John Rutledge ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| represented | South Carolina ⓘ |
| residence |
Charleston
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| sibling | John Rutledge ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
American Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Declaration of Independence
|
| signature | appears on the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| spouse | Henrietta Middleton ⓘ |
| startTime (Governor of South Carolina) | 1798 ⓘ |
| workedAs | attorney in Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rutledge, Tennessee