Middleton family of South Carolina

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American planter American political family American politician colonial American politician historical family plantation planter family

The Middleton family of South Carolina is a prominent colonial-era American dynasty known for its influential planters and politicians, including multiple signers of the Declaration of Independence and major figures in early U.S. history.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Arthur Middleton (1742–1787)	0
Middleton Place	0
Henry Middleton (1717–1784)	0
Arthur Middleton (1681–1737)	0
Middleton family held political power in South Carolina	1
Middleton family of Charleston area	1
Middleton family played a role in Southern history	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American planter ⓘ American political family ⓘ American politician ⓘ colonial American politician ⓘ historical family ⓘ plantation ⓘ planter family ⓘ
associatedWith	Middleton family of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
economicBase	indigo cultivation ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	English ⓘ
familyType	dynasty ⓘ
hasNotableEstate	Middleton Place NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableMember	Arthur Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Arthur Middleton (1681–1737) NERFINISHED ⓘ Arthur Middleton (1742–1787) NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Middleton (1717–1784) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldPosition	President of the Continental Congress ⓘ President of the Council of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ acting governor of South Carolina ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ
historicalEra	American Revolutionary period NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial America ⓘ
locatedIn	Dorchester County, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ
memberOf	Middleton family of South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	formal gardens ⓘ influence in colonial South Carolina politics ⓘ participation in the American Revolution ⓘ rice plantation history ⓘ rice planting and plantation ownership ⓘ slaveholding plantations ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ
politicalInfluence	South Carolina colonial government NERFINISHED ⓘ early United States national politics ⓘ
region	Lowcountry NERFINISHED ⓘ
represented	South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Middleton Place NERFINISHED ⓘ
signed	United States Declaration of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialClass	planter elite ⓘ
usedLaborSystem	chattel slavery ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Williams Middleton → familyAssociation → Middleton family of South Carolina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middleton family of Charleston area

Williams Middleton → familyHistoricalRole → Middleton family of South Carolina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middleton family played a role in Southern history

Williams Middleton → familyPoliticalInfluence → Middleton family of South Carolina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middleton family held political power in South Carolina

Henrietta Middleton → notableRelative → Middleton family of South Carolina ⓘ