John Rutledge
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John Rutledge was an American statesman, early Governor of South Carolina, influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention, and later a Chief Justice of the United States (in a recess appointment).
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| instanceOf |
American politician
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Founding Father of the United States → human → judge → lawyer → |
| appointedBy |
George Washington
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| canonizedBy |
none
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| child |
John Rutledge Jr.
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United States of America → |
| dateOfBirth |
1739-09-17
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| dateOfDeath |
1800-07-23
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| educatedAt |
London, England
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Middle Temple → |
| ethnicGroup |
British American
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| familyName |
Rutledge
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| givenName |
John
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| memberOf |
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Continental Congress → |
| notableFor |
early governorship of South Carolina during the American Revolution
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recess appointment as Chief Justice of the United States → |
| notableWork |
leadership of the Committee of Detail at the Constitutional Convention
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major role in drafting the United States Constitution → |
| occupation |
judge
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lawyer → planter → statesman → |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War (political leadership)
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| placeOfBirth |
Charleston, Province of South Carolina
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| placeOfDeath |
Charleston, South Carolina
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| politicalAlignment |
Federalist
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| positionHeld |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Chief Justice of the United States → Governor of South Carolina → President of South Carolina → delegate to the Constitutional Convention → delegate to the Continental Congress → member of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly → member of the South Carolina House of Representatives → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Charleston, South Carolina
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| sibling |
Edward Rutledge
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Hugh Rutledge → |
| signatoryTo |
Articles of Confederation
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United States Constitution → |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Grimké
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Referenced by (5)
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John Rutledge
("John Rutledge Jr.")
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child |
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Framers of the United States Constitution
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notableMember |
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Oliver Ellsworth
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predecessor |
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Edward Rutledge
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relative |
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Edward Rutledge
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sibling |