October 26, 1757 - October 29, 1824
He was a delegate to
the Continental Congress,
1784-5, 1785-6, 1786-7
He was a delegate to the
Federal Convention in 1787
and on May 29, 1787
submitted thereto a plan
for a Constitution and at least
twenty-five provisions thereof
were incorporated into the
Constitution of the United States.
Governor of South Carolina:
1789 - 1791
1791 - 1792
1796 - 1798
1806 - 1808
United States Senator
December 6, 1798 - December 3, 1801
Minister to Spain, 1801 - 1805
Member of the
House of Representatives
of the United States
March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821.
Erected one hundred and twenty-five years
after his death as a memorial to his
excellence and patriotism by Thornwell Jacobs.
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