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Henry Middleton was born in 1717 on the family plantation, "The Oaks", near Charleston, Province of South Carolina.He was the second son of Susan (née Amory) Middleton (1690-1722) and Arthur Middleton (1681–1737), a wealthy planter who had served as an acting governor of South Carolina. [2]
The Middleton-Rutledge-Pinckney family is a family of politicians from the United States. Henry Middleton 1717-1784, Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina 1774, South Carolina State Senator 1778.
Two of the grandchildren of William Middleton (1807–1884) were solicitor Henry Dubs Middleton (1880–1932), a Charterhouse alumnus, and Gertrude Middleton (1876–1942), educated at St Leonards School, [48] [49] who were both students at the University of Oxford between 1899 and 1903; Gertrude, the "wealthy" [50] [51] sister of Noël ...
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Henry Middleton (September 28, 1770 – June 14, 1846) was an American planter and political leader from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the 43rd Governor of South Carolina (1810–1812), and represented South Carolina in the U. S. Congress (1815–1819).
Middleton's father had immigrated from Barbados and had established a plantation in the area which is now part of the cities of Goose Creek and North Charleston. Henry's older brother, William, built the Crowfield plantation in the 1730s, but eventually moved to England, leaving Henry in charge of the family's affairs in South Carolina. [7]
Coat of Arms of Arthur Middleton. Middleton died on January 1, 1787, at age 44 and was buried in the family tomb in the Gardens at Middleton Place. [4] The death notice from the State Gazette of South-Carolina describes him as a "tender husband and parent, humane master, steady unshaken patriot, the gentleman, and the scholar."
Middleton was born on December 11, 1810, in Charleston, South Carolina He was the son of Mary Helen Hering (1772–1850) and Henry Middleton (1770–1846). His family played important roles in the history of the United States during the colonial revolution and civil war periods. [3]