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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—South CarolinaJohn RUTLEDGE, Jr.
(1766-1819)
RUTLEDGE, John, Jr., (son
of John Rutledge and nephew of Edward Rutledge), a Representative
from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., in 1766; received
private instruction and also attended school in Charleston and
Philadelphia; studied law with his father; was admitted to the bar
about 1787 and practiced in Charleston, S.C.; also engaged as a
planter; member of the State house of representatives 1788-1794 and
in 1811; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1794 to the Fourth
Congress; elected as a Federalist to the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh
Congresses (March 4, 1797-March 3, 1803); unsuccessful candidate
for election to the Thirteenth Congress; commanded a company of the
Twenty-eighth Regiment, South Carolina Militia, in 1799; promoted
to major and in 1804 succeeded to the command of the regiment and
served as its commander in the War of 1812; commanded the Seventh
Brigade from 1816 until his death; died in Philadelphia, Pa.,
September 1, 1819.
Bibliography
Furlong, Patrick J. “John Rutledge, Jr., and the Election of
a Speaker of the House in 1799.” William and Mary
Quarterly 3rd ser., 24 (July 1967): 432-36; Ratzlaff, Robert K.
“John Rutledge, Jr., South Carolina Federalist,
1766-1819.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kansas,
1975.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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