Henry Middleton
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Henry Middleton was an American planter and political leader from South Carolina who briefly served as a leading figure in the early stages of the American Revolution.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Middleton canonical | 18 |
| Arthur Middleton | 2 |
| Henry Middleton (1717–1784) | 2 |
| Henry Middleton (1770–1846) | 1 |
| Henry Middleton (Governor of South Carolina) | 1 |
| Henry Middleton (son) | 1 |
| Henry Middleton Jr. | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American planter
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delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ person ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1717-09-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Goose Creek, Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| child |
Henry Middleton
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Arthur Middleton
Henry Middleton self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Middleton Jr.
Thomas Middleton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Great Britain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1784-06-13 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
|
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| father |
Henry Middleton
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surface form:
Arthur Middleton
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| fullName | Henry Middleton self-link ⓘ |
| grandchild |
Henry Middleton
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Henry Middleton (Governor of South Carolina)
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| knownFor | ownership of Middleton Place plantation on the Ashley River ⓘ |
| memberOf | South Carolina gentry ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Amory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in early stages of the American Revolution
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service in the First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| notableRelative | Arthur Middleton (signer of the Declaration of Independence) ⓘ |
| occupation |
planter
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| office | President of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| owned |
Middleton Place plantation
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enslaved people on his plantations ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Middleton Place plantation
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surface form:
Middleton Place Gardens, South Carolina
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| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Continental Congress
ⓘ
Speaker of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly ⓘ justice of the peace ⓘ member of the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly ⓘ member of the South Carolina Governor's Council ⓘ member of the South Carolina Provincial Congress ⓘ |
| precededBy | Peyton Randolph ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglican Communion
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surface form:
Anglicanism
|
| residence |
Charleston
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surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina ⓘ |
| spouse |
Mary Baker Williams
ⓘ
Mary Williams ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Peyton Randolph ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1774-10-26 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1774-10-22 ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arthur Middleton
this entity surface form:
Arthur Middleton
this entity surface form:
Henry Middleton Jr.
this entity surface form:
Henry Middleton (Governor of South Carolina)
subject surface form:
Middleton Place
subject surface form:
Middleton Place
subject surface form:
Arthur Middleton
subject surface form:
Arthur Middleton
this entity surface form:
Henry Middleton (son)
this entity surface form:
Henry Middleton (1717–1784)
this entity surface form:
Henry Middleton (1770–1846)
subject surface form:
Arthur Middleton (1681–1737)
this entity surface form:
Henry Middleton (1717–1784)