Arthur Middleton
U.S. Congressperson
1742 – 1787
Who was Arthur Middleton?
Arthur Middleton, of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
His parents were Henry Middleton and Mary Baker Williams, both of English descent. He was educated in Britain, at Harrow School, Westminster School, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He studied law at the Middle Temple and traveled extensively in Europe where his taste in literature, music, and art was developed and refined. In 1764, Arthur and his bride Mary Izard settled at Middleton Place..
Keenly interested in Carolina politics, Arthur Middleton was a more radical thinker than his father, Henry Middleton. He was a leader of the American Party in Carolina and one of the boldest members of the Council of Safety and its Secret Committee. In 1776, Arthur was elected to succeed his father in the Continental Congress and subsequently was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Also in 1776, he and William Henry Drayton designed the Great Seal of South Carolina. Despite the time he spent in England, his attitude toward Loyalists was said to be ruthless.
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- Born
- Mar 21, 1742
Charleston - Siblings
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- St John's College, Cambridge
- Westminster School
- University of Cambridge
- Died
- Jan 1, 1787
South Carolina
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on July 23, 2013
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