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  • Born in 1766 - Charleston Co., SC
  • Deceased September 1, 1819 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA,aged 53 years old

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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.
--- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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  • Birth, death: Dowling Family Tree - Tim Dowling - rootsweb, 2001-2015 - - electronic - I292495

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                                                                             _____|16_John Rutledge 1648-1717
                                                   _____|8_Edward Thomas Rutledge ca 1665-1725
                                                  /                         ¯¯¯¯¯|17_Anne x
                         _____|4_John Rutledge, Dr. 1713-1750
                        /                        \
                       /                          ¯¯¯¯¯|9_Elizabeth Graem 1670-1750
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|2_John Rutledge, Gov. 1739-1800
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|                     \                           _____|10_Hugh Hext, Cpt. ca 1690-ca 1755
|                      \                         /
|                       ¯¯¯¯¯|5_Sarah Hext 1724-1792
|                                                \                          _____|22_John Boone 1632-ca 1706
|                                                 ¯¯¯¯¯|11_Sarah Boone ca 1705-1743
|                                                                           ¯¯¯¯¯|23_Elizabeth Patey ca 1665-1732
|--1_John Rutledge 1766-1819
|                                                  _____|12_Christopher Grimke 1670
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|                       _____|6_Frederick Grimke 1705-1778
|                      /                        \
|                     /                          ¯¯¯¯¯|13_Mary Elizabeth x 1677
|3_Elizabeth Grimke 1741-1792
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                         ¯¯¯¯¯|7_Martha Emmes 1703-1764