John Rutledge, Jr.
John Rutledge, Jr. | |
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Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1811 | |
In office 1788–1794 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | Wade Hampton I |
Succeeded by | William Butler |
Personal details | |
Born | 1766 Charleston, South Carolina |
Died | September 1, 1819 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Federalist |
Spouse(s) | Sarah Motte Smith |
Profession | planter, soldier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | South Carolina Militia |
Years of service | 1799-1819 |
Rank | major |
Commands | Seventh Brigade, South Carolina Militia |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
John Rutledge, Jr. (1766 – September 1, 1819) was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, he was a son of John Rutledge and a nephew of Edward Rutledge, both of whom were Continental Congressmen from South Carolina. The younger John received private instruction and also attended school in Charleston and Philadelphia. He studied law with his father, was admitted to the bar about 1787 and practiced in Charleston; he also engaged as a planter. From 1788 to 1794 and in 1811, he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1794 to the Fourth Congress, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1803. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Thirteenth Congress, and commanded a company of the Twenty-eighth Regiment, South Carolina Militia, in 1799. He was promoted to major and in 1804 succeeded to the command of the regiment and served as its commander in the War of 1812. He commanded the Seventh Brigade from 1816 until his death in Philadelphia.
On December 26, 1792 he married Sarah Motte Smith, daughter of the Right Reverend Robert Smith (1732–1801). Together they had seven children. In 1804 he caught his wife in an illicit affair with Dr. Horace Senter. He mortally wounded Dr. Senter in a duel. He and Sarah Motte signed articles of separation in 1809 and lived apart for the remainder of their lives.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Bailey, N. Louise. Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives. vol IV. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, n.d. pp. 500-502
References
External links
- Frank Huntington (1900). "Rutledge, John". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Wade Hampton I |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district 1797-1803 |
Succeeded by William Butler |