Nicholas Eveleigh (c. 1748–1791) was an American planter and political leader who was a delegate to the Continental Congress for South Carolina in 1781 and 1782.Eveleigh was born…
John Parker IV (June 24, 1759 – April 20, 1832) by birth inherited a spot in South Carolina’s aristocracy. He was born to John Parker III and Mary…
Christopher Gadsden (February 16, 1724 – August 28, 1805), a soldier and statesman from South Carolina, was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement in the…
Charles was an ancestor of seven future South Carolina governors, a few of which have prominent South Carolinian names, including the Maybank and Rhett families.==Early life and education==Pinckney…
John Lewis Gervais (1741–1798) was an American planter and statesman from South Carolina. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782 and 1783.John was born…
David Ramsay (April 2, 1749{spaced ndash}May 8, 1815) was an American physician, public official, and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. He was one of the first major historians…
Thomas Heyward, Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a…
Jacob Read (1752{spaced ndash}July 17, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in both the Continental Congress (1783–1785) and the…
Daniel Huger (February 20, 1742 – July 6, 1799) was an American planter and statesman from Berkeley County, South Carolina. His grandfather was Daniel Huger Sr (1651–1711), a…
Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the…