Edward Rutledge

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
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gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:South_Carolina_Provincial_Congress
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Continental_Congress
gptkbp:born November 23, 1749
gptkbp:boxOffice Member_of_the_South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Philip's_Churchyard
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edward_Rutledge_Jr.
gptkbp:civicEngagement Participated in local governance
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Second_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Richard_Henry_Lee
gptkbp:contribution Drafting the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced_South_Carolina_politics
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Rutledge_family
gptkbp:died January 23, 1800
gptkbp:education gptkb:College_of_Charleston
gptkbp:famousFor Being_the_youngest_signer_of_the_Declaration_of_Independence
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty Continued legal practice
gptkbp:historicalContext Active_during_the_American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Recognized as a Founding Father
Role_in_founding_the_United_States
gptkbp:homeGround Son of a wealthy planter
Studied_law_in_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Rutledge
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Rutledge
gptkbp:legacy Historical_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:legalStatus Practiced_law_in_South_Carolina
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:South_Carolina_militia
gptkbp:notableEvent Signed the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:occupation Lawyer
gptkbp:personalLife Had a large family
Grew_up_in_Charleston
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Influenced state governance
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Advocated for states' rights
gptkbp:politicalRole Elected_to_the_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:researchContribution Promoted_independence_from_Britain
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:role Signer of the Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:servedIn Governor_of_South_Carolina
gptkbp:signature Edward_Rutledge's_signature
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Shubrick
gptkbp:state gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:termEnd 1799
gptkbp:termStart 1798