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The fifth son and youngest child of an Irish immigrant and physician, Rutledge was born in 1749 in Charleston, South Carolina. Like Middleton, Lynch, and Heyward, the other South Carolina signers of the Declaration of Independence, as a young man he studied law in England. In 1773, during his first year of practice on his return to Charleston, he won Whig acclaim by obtaining the release of Edward Rutledge, the first of the South Carolina delegation who affixed his name to the Declaration of Independence, was born in the city of Charles Town, in November of 1749. He was the youngest, son of Doctor John Rutledge, who emigrated from Ireland to South Carolina, about the year 1735. His mother was Sarah Hert, a lady of respectable family, and large fortune. At the age of twenty-seven Like his oldest brother John, Rutledge was a trusted and gifted public official. Most notably, at 26 years of age he was the youngest delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence. He proved himself a persuasive force within the South Carolina delegation. Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American politician and one of the youngest signers of the United States Declaration of Independence. He served alongside fellow South Carolina colony delegates Thomas Heyward, Thomas Lynch Jr., and Arthur Middleton. There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old. Only a handful Edward Rutledge was another representative who signed on behalf of South Carolina. His father, Dr. John Rutledge, emigrated from Co. Tyrone in 1735, and Edward was born in 1749. Edward went on to fight in the Southern Campaign in the War for Independence. He was actually held as a P.O.W. in Florida for three years. Four South Carolinians signed the Declaration of Independence: Thomas Heyward Jr., Thomas Lynch Jr., Arthur Middleton and Edward Rutledge. You can visit a historic home associated with each man to discover a living history. Edward Rutledge was an American lawyer, a South Carolina governor, South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and above all; a patriot. This month, with Election Day fast approaching, we highlight the signers of the Declaration of Independence who became congressmen, vice presidents, and presidents in the new United States. The youngest, Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, was twenty-six and a half, and the oldest, Benjamin Franklin, was seventy. Three of the signers lived to be over ninety. Brief but detail-rich biographies of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina. On June 7, 1776, when Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed national independence, Rutledge led the moderates in securing a delay in the voting. He knew that independence was inevitable. In March his colony, preceded only by New Hampshire, had adopted a constitution. When the Declaration of Independence was signed, South Carolina sent four representatives to the Continental Congress: Arthur Middleton, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward Jr, and Thomas Lynch, Jr. Information obtained from: American Council of Learned Societies. American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: The A.N. Marquis Company, 1963. Back to The Signer's Gallery Edward Rutledge was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. As a delegate from South Carolina, Edward was born in 1749 in Charleston, South Carolina to Dr. John Rutledge and Sarah Hext. Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th governor of South Carolina. Short but detail-rich biographies of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence: Edward Rutledge Signers' Garden pays tribute to the Founding Fathers, including those such as Rutledge who signed The Declaration of Independence. Today, Carpenter's Hall, Independence Hall, Signers' Walk and Signers' Garden are all stops visited along The Constitutional Walking Tour! Rutledge signed the Declaration in August, at age 26 the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. In the stage play and then movie “1776”, the character of Edward Rutledge is portrayed as the leader in the opposition to the slavery reference in Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration.
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