- John Rutledge, Jr.
John Rutledge, Jr. (1766 -
September 1 ,1819 ) was aUnited States Representative fromSouth Carolina . Born in Charleston, he was a son ofJohn Rutledge and a nephew ofEdward Rutledge , both of whom wereContinental Congressmen from South Carolina. The younger John received private instruction and also attended school in Charleston andPhiladelphia . He studied law with his father, was admitted to the bar about 1787 and practiced in Charleston; he also engaged as a planter. From 1766 to 1794 and in 1811, he was a member of theSouth 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 fromMarch 4 ,1797 toMarch 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 theWar of 1812 . He commanded the Seventh Brigade from 1816 until his death; died in Philadelphia.References
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