Middleton family

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The Middleton family was a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty in South Carolina, influential in the American Revolution and early United States history.

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Middleton family canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American colonial family
American diplomat
American politician
American politician
Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
colonial politician
planter
planter
planter
planter
planter
planter family
political family
rice plantation
associatedWithPlace Ashley River, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Middleton Place plantation
child Arthur Middleton (1742–1787)
linked to: Arthur Middleton

Henry Middleton (1717–1784)
linked to: Henry Middleton
country United States
economicBasis enslaved labor
heritageSite Middleton Place National Historic Landmark
involvedIn transatlantic slave economy
knownFor ownership and management of Middleton Place after the Civil War
participation in the American Revolution
political influence in South Carolina
rice planting
locatedIn Dorchester County, South Carolina
member Arthur Middleton (1681–1737)
Arthur Middleton (1742–1787)
linked to: Arthur Middleton

Henry Middleton (1717–1784)
linked to: Henry Middleton

Henry Middleton (1770–1846)
linked to: Henry Middleton

Williams Middleton (1809–1883)
linked to: Williams Middleton
notablePeriod American Revolution
colonial era
early United States history
ownedBy Middleton family
politicalAlignment Patriot
Patriot cause in the American Revolution
positionHeld Acting governor of South Carolina
Delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina
Governor of South Carolina
Member of the South Carolina Provincial Congress
President of the Council of South Carolina
President of the First Continental Congress
Speaker of the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly
U.S. Minister to Russia
U.S. Representative from South Carolina
region South Carolina
socialClass planter elite
spouse Mary Baker Williams
Mary Helen Hering
Mary Izard
Sarah Amory

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Middleton Place ownedBy Middleton family
subject linked to: Middleton Place plantation
Middleton Place namedAfter Middleton family
subject linked to: Middleton Place plantation
Henrietta Middleton memberOf Middleton family
Michael Middleton notableFamily Middleton family
Middleton Place plantation ownedBy Middleton family
subject linked to: Middleton family
Middleton Place Chapel Ruins builtFor Middleton family
Williams Middleton memberOf Middleton family
Bucklebury associatedWith Middleton family