he wanted to keep the people of the colonies unified
he signed the declaration of independence and convenced his state to vote for independence,he was in the continental army and captured by the british during the seige of Charleston and supposingly really badly treated by them. they had him for a year then exchanged him.
Thomas Jefferson was both one of the youngest delegates to the continental congress and the primary author of the declaration of independence. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams also served on the committee for the declaration but Jefferson was told by Adams the he (Jefferson) was the best writer of all of them.
South Carolina
The youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence was Edward Rutledge of Southern Carolina. He was 26. He was also initially opposed to independence, but signed the Declaration for the sake of unanimity.The oldest signer was Benjamin Franklin, who was 70 at the time. At the signing, Franklin famously said "We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."
Four people from the South Carolina colony signed the Declaration of Independence. They were Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton, Thomas Lynch, Jr, and Thomas Heyward, Jr.
edward rutledge
he signed the declaration of independence and convenced his state to vote for independence,he was in the continental army and captured by the british during the seige of Charleston and supposingly really badly treated by them. they had him for a year then exchanged him.
Edward Rutledge
Youngest Signer :)
26
edward rutledge
John Rutledge answered Randolph's arguments by outlining the reasons why Congress should be limited in power.
Thomas Jefferson was both one of the youngest delegates to the continental congress and the primary author of the declaration of independence. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams also served on the committee for the declaration but Jefferson was told by Adams the he (Jefferson) was the best writer of all of them.
South Carolina
Edward Rutledge.
He was elected governor in 1779. He served in the state legislature and the Contiental Congress
The address of the Rutledge Public Library is: 8030 Rutledge Pike, Rutledge, 37861 9804