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27 Sep 2019

Peggy McMaster

Peggy McMaster became first lady of South Carolina when her husband, Governor Henry McMaster, was sworn in on Jan. 24, 2017. Mrs. McMaster grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina.  She attended…
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27 Sep 2019

Henry McMaster

Governor Henry Dargan McMaster, a longtime public servant of South Carolina, was born May 27, 1947, in Columbia, South Carolina. He received a bachelor's degree in history from the University…
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08 Nov 2018

Henry Toole Clark

HENRY T. CLARK, the thirty-sixth governor of North Carolina, was born near Taraboro, North Carolina on February 7, 1808. His education was attained at the George Phillips School, at the…
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05 Nov 2018

John Rutledge

JOHN RUTLEDGE was born near Charleston, South Carolina. He was privately tutored in his youth and then studied law at London's Middle Temple, following which he returned to Charleston to…
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05 Nov 2018

Rawlins Lowndes

RAWLINS LOWNDES was born on the island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies. In 1742 he became Provost-Marshall of South Carolina, a position in which he served for…
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05 Nov 2018

John Mathews

JOHN MATHEWS was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was commissioned an ensign and became a Lieutenant in the South Carolina Provincial Regiment in the Cherokee expedition of the early…
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05 Nov 2018

Benjamin Guerard

BENJAMIN GUERARD was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a lawyer by occupation and began his political involvement as a member of the South Carolina Provincial Assembly from 1765…
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05 Nov 2018

William Moultrie

WILLIAM MOULTRIE was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was made a Captain in the Provincial South Carolina Regiment during the Cherokee War. Serving in the Continental Army during the…
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05 Nov 2018

Thomas Pinckney

THOMAS PINCKNEY was born in Charleston, South Carolina and educated at Westminster in Great Britain as well as in France. He rose to the rank of Captain of Engineers fighting…
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05 Nov 2018

Charles Pinckney

CHARLES PINCKNEY was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was privately tutored and studied law with his father. Serving with the Charleston Regiment of Militia during the Revolutionary War, he…
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05 Nov 2018

Arnoldus Vandershorst

ARNOLDUS VANDERHORST was born in Christ Church Parish, South Carolina. A planter and businessman, he served as an officer in the Revolutionary War. He was Intendant (mayor) of Charleston in…
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05 Nov 2018

Edward Rutledge

EDWARD RUTLEDGE was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He studied law at Middle Temple in London and was called to the English Bar in 1772. As an officer in the…
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