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He received his early education from his father, an Irish immigrant and physician, and from an Anglican minister and a tutor. After studying law at London’s Middle Temple in 1760, he was admitted to English practice. But, almost at once, he sailed back to Charleston to begin a fruitful legal career and to amass a fortune in plantations and slaves.
May 14, 2018 · views 2,106,370 updated May 14 2018. RUTLEDGE, JOHN. Few justices of the U.S. Supreme Court combined outstanding achievement with mishap and tragedy to the extent of John Rutledge. Rutledge's career spanned three decades of public service during the early years of the nation.
John’s early education was provided by his father until 1749, when John Sr. died. The rest of Rutledge's primary education was provided by an Anglican priest. [1] John took an early interest in law and often "played lawyer" with his brothers and sisters.
This began John Rutledge’s path to a life in politics. Like many wealthy sons of the colonies, Rutledge continued his education in England. After three years at the London law school Middle Temple, he returned to South Carolina to begin his legal and political career. His talent as a public speaker, combined with the prestigious reputation of ...
John Rutledge. John Trumbull (c.1791) National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, NPG.97.190. State: South Carolina. Age at Convention: 48. Date of Birth: September 1739. Date of Death: July 23, 1800. Schooling: Middle Temple 1760. Occupation: Planter, Slave Holder, Lawyer, Judge.
John Rutledge (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States.
JOHN RUTLEDGE was born in Charleston, South Carolina, in September 1739. He studied law at the Inns of Court in England, and was admitted to the English bar in 1760. In 1761, Rutledge was elected to the South Carolina Commons House of Assembly.
