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MIDDLETON, ARTHUR (17421787) , American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born at Middleton Place on the Ashley river, South
governor in 17251730, and the father, Henry
South
Cambridge . He then returned to South Carolina, but soon afterwards went back to England to live, and travelled on the Continent. In 1773 he again returned to South Carolina, and in the controversies between the colonists and the home government became a leader of the Whigs. He was a member of the provincial Council of Safety in 17751776, and a delegate to the Continental Congress in 17761777. In 1778 he was elected governor of South Carolina, but owing to his dissatisfaction with the new State constitution he declined to serve. He was captured by the British at Charleston in May 1780, was exchanged in July 1781, was again a delegate to Congress in17811783, and later served in the state legislature. He died on the 1st of January 1787 at Middleton Place, near Charleston.His eldest son, HENRY
Coast
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