Rutledge family

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American political family South Carolina family planter dynasty

The Rutledge family is a prominent American political and planter dynasty from South Carolina, known for producing influential figures in the colonial and early United States periods.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rutledge family of South Carolina	2

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American political family ⓘ South Carolina family ⓘ planter dynasty ⓘ
activeInPeriod	American Revolutionary War era ⓘ colonial America ⓘ early United States republic ⓘ
associatedWith	American constitutional development ⓘ Federalist Party politicians NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo	drafting and defense of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ formation of South Carolina state government ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
ethnicOrigin	Anglo-Irish descent ⓘ
foundingAncestor	Andrew Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLegacy	Rutledge Avenue in Charleston named for family members ⓘ historic houses and plantations bearing the Rutledge name in South Carolina ⓘ
hasNotableMember	Edward Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ John Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ John Rutledge Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Rutledge NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalReputation	influential in early American judiciary and executive branches ⓘ one of the leading Revolutionary-era families of South Carolina ⓘ
involvedIn	enslaved-labor plantation economy ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ
locatedIn	South Carolina ⓘ
notableFor	political influence in colonial and early United States history ⓘ rice planting and plantation ownership ⓘ
politicalAlignment	Patriot cause during the American Revolution ⓘ
producedOfficeholder	Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (recess appointment as Chief Justice) ⓘ Chief Justice of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of South Carolina ⓘ delegate to the Continental Congress ⓘ member of the South Carolina General Assembly ⓘ member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ signer of the United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Lowcountry South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousBackground	Anglican ⓘ
socialClass	Southern planter elite ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Hugh Rutledge → affiliation → Rutledge family ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rutledge family of South Carolina

Elizabeth Grimké → memberOf → Rutledge family ⓘ

Hugh Rutledge → memberOf → Rutledge family ⓘ

Hugh Rutledge → partOf → Rutledge family ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rutledge family of South Carolina