Noted South Carolinians

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Edward Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Edward Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 125

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Son of an Irish immigrant doctor, Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) was born in Charleston where he received his early education. Later, he studied law at the Middle Temple in London, returning to South...
Richard S. Roberts | History of SC Slide Collection
Richard S. Roberts | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 124

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Richard S. Roberts (1880-1936), a talented photographer, left an enduring film record of Columbia's African-American middle class community during the 1920s and 1930s. This self portrait was taken in...
Thomas Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection
Thomas Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 116

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Born in Charleston, the third surviving child of Eliza Lucas and Charles Pinckney, the younger brother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (see Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, In His 6th Year, and Charles...
Charles Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection
Charles Pinckney | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 114

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Born in Charleston, Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) studied law under his father, Colonel Charles Pinckney, and was admitted to the bar, but never practiced law. During the Revolutionary War, he was...
Francis W. Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection
Francis W. Pickens | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 112

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Born on his family's plantation on the Tuggaloo River in St. Paul's Parish, Francis W. Pickens (1805-1869) attended Franklin College (now University of Georgia) at Athens, Georgia, and South Carolina...
James L. Orr | History of SC Slide Collection
James L. Orr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 106

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Born in Craytonville, in the Pendleton District, Governor James L. Orr (1822-1873) was educated in local schools and later attended the University of Virginia to study law. After graduation, he...
Ellen Murray | History of SC Slide Collection
Ellen Murray | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 105

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Ellen Murray (1834-1908), with two young women from the Penn School. In 1862, Ellen Murray and Laura Towne (1825-1901), members of the Port Royal Experiment, established the first school for African...
William Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection
William Moultrie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 104

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Born in Charleston, William Moultrie (1730-1805) served in the South Carolina House of Commons, and in 1761, became involved in the Cherokee War. In 1775, he was elected to the first South Carolina...