Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795

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Richard Hutson (July 9, 1748 – April 12, 1795) was a Founding Father of the United States and an American lawyer, judge, and politician from Charleston, South Carolina. After having been educated in Charleston as a child, he attended Princeton. After studying law, Hutson was admitted to the bar and practiced in Charleston.

From 1776 to 1779 and in 1781, 1782, 1785, and 1788, Hutson served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. In 1778 and 1779, he represented South Carolina as a delegate to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Articles of Confederation. After the British captured Charleston in 1780, he was held as a prisoner at St. Augustine, Florida, for a time. After he returned home, he served as the eighth lieutenant governor of South Carolina under Governor John Mathews in 1782 and 1783. On September 11, 1783, Hutson was elected the first intendant (mayor) of Charleston. He was re-elected on September 13, 1784, winning against Alexander Gillon by a vote of 387 to 127. After his time as intendant of Charleston, he was one of the first three chancellors of the Court of Equity of South Carolina.

After his death in Charleston, he was buried in a vault at the Independent Congregational (Circular) Churchyard in Charleston.

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referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Hutson, Charles Woodward, 1840-1936. Charles Woodward Hutson papers, 1765-1949 (bulk 1860-1921) [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Collection of documents concerning the American Revolution, 1740-1866 Houghton Library
creatorOf Hutson, Richard. Document signed, 1737 June 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Hutson family. Hutson family papers, 1773-1876 (bulk 1773-1838). South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn Hayne, Isaac, 1745-1781. Isaac Hayne ledger, 1765-1781. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795. Richard Hutson letter to John Hancock, 1778 Nov. 3. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf South Carolina. Court of Chancery. Chancery decree, 27 June 1786. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795. Papers, 1776. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Hutson, Richard, 1748-1795. Richard Hutson letterbook, 1765-1777. South Carolina Historical Society
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associatedWith Independent or Congregational Church of Charleston, South Carolina. corporateBody
associatedWith Lee, Charles, 1732-1782 person
associatedWith Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825. person
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associatedWith Ramsay, David, 1749-1815. person
associatedWith Rutledge, Edward, 1749-1800. person
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associatedWith Wigg, William Hazzard, 1748-1795. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Charleston SC US
Saint Augustine FL US
Charleston SC US
Princeton NJ US
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Ferries
Fort Moultrie, Battle of, S.C., 1776
Fort Sullivan
Presidents
Public works
Slaves
Stamp act, 1765
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Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Jurists
Lawyers
Legislators
Lieutenant governors
Mayors
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Birth 1748-07-09

Death 1795-04-12

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Britons,

Americans

French,

Spanish; Castilian,

English

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