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Born September 1739 • Charleston • South Carolina
Died July 18, 1800 (aged 60) • Charleston • South Carolina
Title / Office Supreme Court of the United States (1790-1791), United States • Continental Congress (1782-1783), United States • governor (1779-1782), South Carolina • Continental Congress (1774-1777), United States
Role In Constitutional Convention • United States presidential election of 1789

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