John Rutledge
Former Chief Justice of the United States
John Rutledge 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. Wikipedia
Born: September 17, 1739, Charleston, SC
Died: June 21, 1800 (age 60 years), Charleston, SC
Education: Middle Temple
Children: John Rutledge, Jr., Eliza Rutledge Laurens, Frederick Rutledge, Sr., and more
Previous offices: Chief Justice of the United States (1795–1795), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1790–1791), Governor of South Carolina (1779–1782), and more
Grandchildren: John Ball Laurens, Frederick Rutledge, Jr., Capt. Edward Cotesworth Rutledge, USN, and more
Great grandchildren: Harriott Horry Ravenel, Caroline Laurens Maffitt, and Henry Middleton Rutledge, II