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Captain of the Charleston Battalion Artillery

Imprisoned by the British for almost a year

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Imprisoned by the British for more than a year

Lost most of his fortune during the Revolutionary War

Born in 1742

Studied law at the Middle Temple in England

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Represented South Carolina

Owned a plantation

Married once

Sailed for West Indies c.a. 1776 and disappeared

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President of the Continental Congress

Governed Massachusetts

Lost his smuggling ship Liberty to the British

Married once with two children

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Born in 1737

Graduated Harvard University and Boston Latin School

Member of the Boston Assembly and Stamp Act Congress

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Born c.a. 1741 in Virginia

Was a lawyer before the Revolutionary War

Married once with two children

Post-war, he served as chief justice of Georgia, presidential elector, governor of Georgia, U.S. senator, justice of the state superior court, and delegate at the 1788 state constitutional convention

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Born c.a. 1749 in Virginia

Was a lawyer before the Revolutionary War

Represented Georgia in the second Continental Congress

Post-war, he served as chief justice of Georgia, governor of Georgia, U.S. Senator, presidential elector, justice of the state superior court, and Georgia delegate to the 1788 state constitutional convention

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Served as physician, clergyman, and statesman

Represented Georgia

Governed Georgia

Graduated Yale University

Married twice with one child

Founded Sunbury, which was later destroyed by the British

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Born in England

Represented Georgia in the Continental Congress

Worked briefly as a merchant and farmer

Married once and had three children

Post-war, he died following a duel with his political rival, Lachlan McIntosh

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Lost his plantation and slaves to the British in 1780

Represented South Carolina

Imprisoned by the British for 1 year

Member of the state militia

Married twice
Had nine children; four survived to adulthood

Elected into the First Provincial Congress

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Born In South Carolina

Graduated Cambridge in 1773

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Born in South Carolina

Graduated Cambridge with honors.

Studied law in London

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Born in South Carolina

Studied law studies in America and England (lawyer)

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Studied law in London at the inns of court in 1772

During the American Revolution, he served along with his brother John Representing South Carolina in the Continental Congress