John Rutledge was at the Stamp Act Congress, attendee at the First Continental Congress, first Governor of South Carolina, a signer of the Constitution and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Representing Long Island - William Floyd's Revolution
William Floyd was a signer of the Declaration of Independence whose family suffered greatly when the British took Long Island.
Don't Go West, Old Man - Eliphalet Dyer and the Susquehanna Company
Eliphalet Dyer was a Connecticut Founder who is most well known for his involvement with the Susquehanna Company.
Nathaniel Folsom Does Not Dazzle By Brilliancy
Nathaniel Folsom was a signer of the Continental Association.
Thomas Cushing and the Hutchinson Letters Affair
Cushing was a Continental Congressman, Militia Commissary, and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.
William Hooper Isn't A Loyalist...Despite What You Heard
William Hooper signed the Declaration of Independence on behalf of North Carolina.
John Morton Swings Pennsylvania In Favor Of Independence
John Morton was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence to die.
Thomas Mifflin Accepts The Resignation of General Washington
Thomas Mifflin was a Major General for the Continental Army, a member of the Constitutional Convention, and the first Governor of Pennsylvania.
Matthew Tilghman and the Freemen of Maryland
At the beginning of the American Revolution, someone from Maryland had to lead its people to independence. Matthew Tilghman stepped into that role.
The Two Sick Thomas Lynchs
Thomas Lynch and his son, Thomas Lynch Jr, were American Patriots whose story ended just when they were about to make history.
John Dickinson - Part 1: Revolutionary Author
John Dickinson was one of the most important members of the Founding Generation. Without him, there is no America.