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He left the Second Continental Congress before it declared independence. Back in South Carolina, he served as president of the provincial congress and senator in the newly created state government. After his capture by the British in 1780, he accepted defeat and returned to the status of a British subject until the end of the war.
Aug 2, 2016 · When the British captured Charleston in 1780, Middleton took the protection of the crown. Despite this action, he incurred no penalty after the war, probably because his contemporaries remembered his political service and his generosity in lending more than £100,000 to the state.
After the fall of Charleston, he sought and received the protection of the British, but did not suffer property loss as a consequence. He died in Charleston, South Carolina, on 13 June 1784. SEE ALSO Middleton, Arthur .
In the 1780 Siege of Charleston, the British captured Charleston, and Middleton accepted defeat and status as a British subject. However, at the end of the American Revolution, he was not punished because of his previous support of the Revolution.
Jun 8, 2016 · Middleton died in Charleston on June 14, 1846, and was buried at Middleton Place. Bailey, N. Louise, Mary L. Morgan, and Carolyn R. Taylor, eds. Biographical Directory of the South Carolina Senate, 1776–1985.
- Eliza Cope Harrison
After Middleton"s return to South Carolina, he was elected president of the provincial congress and, beginning on November 16, 1775, served on the council of safety. In 1779, he became a state senator in the new government. When Charleston was captured by the British in 1780, Middleton accepted defeat and status as a British subject.
After his capture by the British in 1780, he accepted defeat and returned to the status of a British subject until the end of the war. ==Early life and family== Henry Middleton was born in 1717 near Charleston, Province of South Carolina, to Arthur Middleton (1681–1737) and Susan Amory (1690-1722), on the family plantation, “The Oaks”.
