Robert Barnwell

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Robert Gibbes Barnwell (December 21 1761 – October 24 1814) was a South Carolina revolutionary and statesman who was a delegate to the Confederation Congress and a United States Congressman.Robert was born in Beaufort South Carolina. His education was by a private tutor after he had exhausted the resources of the Beaufort common school. But he interrupted this and entered the revolutionary war at the age of 16 as a private in the militia.

active years end date

1788-11-04, 1789-03-02, 1791-12-20, 1793-03-03, 1801-12-19, 1805-12-19

active years start date

1787-01-01, 1788-11-03, 1790-01-15, 1791-03-04, 1794-11-24, 1804-11-26

battle

American Revolutionary War

birth date

1761-12-21

birth place

Beaufort South Carolina

country

United States

death date

1814-10-24

death place

South Carolina

governor

Charles Pinckney (governor), Paul Hamilton (politician), Arnoldus Vanderhorst

military branch

South_Carolina_Militia

military rank

Lieutenant colonel (United States)

office

President of the South Carolina Senate, Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from South Carolina, Member of the South Carolina Senate from St. Helena's Parish, 7th Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Helena's Parish

profession

Politician

region

South Carolina

service end year

1782-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

service start year

1777-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

successor

John Hunter (South Carolina politician)