Information AboutHenry Middleton |
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| 1717 births | |
| middleton, henry | |
| 1784 deaths | |
| continental congressmen | |
| people of south carolina in the american revolution | |
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He was preceded in office by Peyton Randolph and succeeded first by Peyton Randolph for a few days, then by John Hancock . While a delegate to the Continental Congress , he resigned in order to prepare for the coming war. He was replaced by his son Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), who went on to sign the Declaration Of Independence and the Articles Of Confederation . Arthur's son, also named Henry (1770-1846), had a long career in politics. He was Governor Of South Carolina (1810-1812), U.S. Representative (1815-1819), and the Minister to Russia (1820-1830). Several of Henry's other children married well:
{Note: Joseph-a brother of Anne Manigault- was first married to a daughter of Arthur Middleton and Mary Izard; by Joseph Manigault's second marriage he was the father of Confederate General Arthur Middleton Manigault (1824-1886), whose wife was a cousin 1st removed of Confederate General Benjamin Huger } EXTERNAL LINKS |