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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02471.31 |
| From Archive Folder | Items relating to members of Continental Congress, including Congress of 1774 |
| Title | Legal document |
| Date | 7 December 1769 |
| Author | Middleton, Henry (1717-1784) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | [Continental Congress members] |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Law |
| People | Middleton, Henry (1717-1784) |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | MIDDLETON, Henry, (1717-1784), Delegate from South Carolina; educated at home and in England; justice of the peace and quorum 1742-1780; member of the provincial house of commons 1742-1755 and served as speaker 1745-1747, 1754, and 1755; commissioned officer of horse of the provincial forces in 1743; commissioner of Indian affairs in 1755; member of the King's Provincial Council from 1755 until his resignation in September 1770; member of the provincial convention in 1774; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1775; served as president of that body from October 22, 1774, to May 10, 1775; member of the council of safety in 1775 and 1776; member of the Provincial Congress of South Carolina in 1775 and 1776; member of the committee to prepare a form of government in 1776; member of the legislative council under the transition government 1776-1778; member of the State senate 1778-1780; large landowner and planter in Berkeley, Colleton, and Granville Counties, SC. (excerpted from bioguide.congress.gov) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |