John Mathews

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John Mathews

John Mathews (* 1744 in Charleston , Province of South Carolina , † November 17, 1802 ibid) was an American politician and governor of South Carolina .

independence movement

John Mathews attended Middle Temple School in London . After his return to the then British colony of South Carolina, he was elected to the colonial parliament in 1772. In 1775 and 1776, Mathews was a delegate to two provincial assemblies deliberating the future of South Carolina. From 1776 to 1780 he was a member of Parliament in South Carolina; between 1777 and 1778 he served as president of this body. At the same time he was once again a delegate at the Continental Congress between 1778 and 1781 . There he agreed to the Articles of Confederation on behalf of South Carolina . That was the first version of the US constitution, valid until 1788. In the meantime he also took part in the military events of the War of Independence as a captain .

North Carolina Governor

After John Rutledge stepped down from the governor's office, Mathews was elected to succeed him. He served only one term, which began on January 31, 1782 and ended on February 4, 1783. At the start of his tenure, the British were just being driven out of South Carolina. There a law has now been passed against the loyalists, the supporters of the British crown, according to which they were expelled from the state and their property confiscated.

After the end of his term in 1784 he was again a member of the House of Representatives from South Carolina . Until 1797 he was a judge at various courts. Then he retired from public life, he died in November 1802.

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SURNAME Mathews, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1744
PLACE OF BIRTH Charleston , South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 1802
Place of death Charleston , South Carolina