Aedenus Burke (1743-1802) served South Carolina as an anti-federalist legislator and a judge, one who was associated with the interests of the Backcountry in spite of his connections and residence in Charleston. Born in Galway, Ireland, he emigrated to the colonies as a young man, receiving legal training in Virginia before settling in Charleston, where he served in the militia and was appointed a judge of the state Circuit Court in 1778. A prolific pamphleteer, he opposed ratification of the United States Constitution, and then represented South Carolina in the First Federal Congress after it was adopted, declining reelection in 1790.
Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
