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	Historical Interest in Middleton Wisconsin
		Middleton Station, as it was originally named, became the site of the first railway station located between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River.
		The tale of Middleton is a blend of fascinating stories of many genuine individuals whose lives and spirits fashioned the growth of this community.
		Middleton was a popular campsite for the Algonquin Indians.
	www.visitmiddleton.com /newdir/hist.html (1071 words)

	Henry Middleton
		Henry Middleton was born in South Carolina in 1717 and died in Charleston, on June 13, 1784.
		Middleton, now considered a traitor by the King was appointed member of the council of safety, and by his position, wealth, and powerful family connection did much to turn the balance in Carolina in favor of the Congress’s direction towards colonial self-government.
		Henry Middleton, was forgiven by his fellow founders as his call to support England was half-hearted in 1780 and not followed by any action against his fellow countrymen.
	henrymiddleton.com (2889 words)

	Arthur Middleton - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		ARTHUR MIDDLETON (1742-1787), American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born at Middleton Place on the Ashley river, South Carolina, on the 26th of June 1742.
		In 1778 he was elected governor of South Carolina, but owing to his dissatisfaction with the new state constitution he declined to serve.
		He was captured by the British at Charleston in May 1780, was exchanged in July 1781, was again a delegate to Congress in 1781-1783, and later served in the state legislature.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Arthur_Middleton (209 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - People and Peoples (H)
		Henry was a son of William The Conqueror and King of England from 1101 to 1135.
		Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart was a pretender to the English throne, and the Duke of York.
		Henry VI was son of Henry V and King of England from 1422 to 1461.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/C6.HTM (5579 words)

	Colonial Hall: Biography of Arthur Middleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Arthur Middleton was the son of Henry Middleton, and was born in the year 1742, at the seat of his father, at Middleton Place, near the banks of the Ashley.
		Middleton was, at this time, a man of great wealth, and both by himself and family the approaching controversy between Great Britain and her American colonies might have been viewed with great concern, had not the patriotism with which they were imbued much preferred the welfare of their country, to their private interests.
		Middleton relinquished his seat in Congress, and returned to South Carolina, leaving behind him, in the estimation of those who had been associated with him in the important measures of congress, during the time he had been with them, the character of a man of the purest patriotism, of sound judgment, and unwavering resolution.
	www.colonialhall.com /middleton/middleton.php (1436 words)

	The South Carolina Governor
		If a governor is elected by a wide margin of votes, this is a good indicator that a significant majority of the public looks favorably on some key aspect of his or her campaign platform, position or views.
		A governor who is not reelected and is near the end of his or her final term of office is referred to as a lame duck governor.
		A governor who is cognizant of the political tension and partisan battles of the state’s legislature can usually count on the support of legislators from his or her own party if he or she has been actively supportive of legislative campaigns and attentive to the major party issues.
	www.iopa.sc.edu /grs/SCCEP/Articles/governor.htm (7943 words)

	SOUTH CAROLINA'S GREAT COLONIAL GARDEN - New York Times
		Middleton molded the slope's wide contours into a series of sweeping terraces that were graduated, steplike, down to the river, where he designed two symmetrical butterfly lakes.
		Henry Middleton (1717-1784) was President of the First Continental Congress and both his son and grandson were active in national and local affairs.
		Middleton has also re-created a plantation stable yard where you can milk a cow or feed a horse, watch a flsmith work at his forge, watch a potter at his wheel, watch a cooper make barrels and see exhibits of early farm tools.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DEEDA1F3EF933A05750C0A960948260&sec=travel&pagewanted=all (2263 words)

	Biographies of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence - presented by Genealogy Trails
		Arthur Middleton was the son of Henry Middleton, and was born in the year 1743, at the seat of his father, at Middleton place, near the banks of the Ashley.
		Middleton was, at this time, a man of great wealth, and both by himself and family the approaching controversy between Great Britain and her American colonies might have been viewed with great concern, had not the patriotism with which they were imbued much preferred the welfare of their country, to their private interests.
		Middleton relinquished his seat in Congress, and returned to South Carolina, leaving behind him, in the estimation of those who had been associated with him in the important measures of congress, during the time he had been with them, the character of a man of the purest patriotism, of sound judgment, and unwavering resolution.
	genealogytrails.com /main/biosdeclare.html (3000 words)

	Middleton, Henry (1717-13 June 1784), planter and second president of the First Continental Congress, was born at ...
		Middleton, Henry (1717-13 June 1784), planter and second president of the First Continental Congress, was born at "The Oaks," his father's plantation near Charlestown, South Carolina, the son of Arthur Middleton (1681-1737) and Sarah Amory.
		Henry Middleton later served as president of the South Carolina Provincial Congress, on the state's council of safety, and on the committee that in February 1776 framed a temporary state constitution.
		Pursuant to that document Middleton served on the legislative council and under the state's new 1778 constitution became a member of the senate in January 1779.
	www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpVIII/HenryMiddleton.htm (769 words)

	Middleton Place Living Museum - a tourist's visit
		Middleton Place is a proud survivor of the American Revolution, Civil War, changing fortunes and natural disasters.
		Here lived Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress; Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Henry Middleton, Governor of South Carolina and later Minister to Russia; and Williams Middleton, a signer of the Ordinance of Secession.
		Almost immediately Henry began establishing the gardens; in 1755, he further improved the property with the construction of two dependencies, or flankers, one on either side of the three-story brick house.
	www.rvtravelog.com /middleton.dir/middleton1.htm (663 words)

	Timeline of the Early Presidents . . . PoetPatriot.com
		- Henry Middleton was elected, in 1775, as President of the Provincial Congress of South Carolina as delegate to the Continental Congress.
		Middleton having been declared a traitor by the King was able to persuade and turn the balance in Carolina to favor the direction towards independence.
		Henry Laurens was the (fifth term) fourth President of the Continental Congress serving from November 1, 1777 until December 9, 1778.
	www.poetpatriot.com /tmlnpres1.htm (3035 words)

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		Governor Hamilton—Prosperity of the State.—On September 8, 1804, during the governorship of Paul Hamilton, Charleston was visited by a dreadful hurricane, which destroyed a large amount of property.
		Governor Pinckney's Third Administration—Free White Suffrage.—During the administration of Charles Pinckney, from 1806 to 1808, who was now for the third term governor, suffrage was made free to all white men, citizens of the State, no regard being had to property.
		Governors Middleton and Alston—State Bank Established.—Henry Middleton was governor from 1810 to 1812, and was succeeded by Joseph Alston.
	www.oldhistorysite.com /page113.html (1352 words)

	The South Carolina Governor
		A governor who is not reelected and is near the end of his or her final term of office is referred to as a lame duck governor.
		Just as a governor is recognized to be the state’s chief administrator, chief legislator, chief crisis manager, and chief negotiator, a governor is also, by virtue of the office itself, "chief of his or her political party" (Gray and Eisinger, 1997, p.
		A governor who is cognizant of the political tension and partisan battles of the state’s legislature can usually count on the support of legislators from his or her own party if he or she has been actively supportive of legislative campaigns and attentive to the major party issues.
	www.ipspr.sc.edu /grs/SCCEP/Articles/governor.htm (7943 words)

	South Carolina State Library - Dorchester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The town of Summerville was settled in the late eighteenth century as a summer resort for planters who wished to escape the malaria prevalent on their rice plantations; the town later became a winter resort also.
		Middleton Place Gardens, the remains of an old rice plantation, are the oldest landscaped gardens in the country, having been laid out in 1741.
		Middleton Place was the home of Henry Middleton (1717-1784), president of the Continental Congress, his son Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his grandson Henry Middleton(1770-1846), a governor, United States Congressman, and ambassador to Russia.
	www.state.sc.us /scsl/dorc.html (180 words)

	Civil War Gazette
		MIDDLETON PLACE is a National Historic Landmark and a carefully preserved 18th-century plantation that has survived revolution, Civil War, and earthquake.
		It was the home of four important generations of Middletons, beginning with Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress; Arthur, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Henry, Governor of South Carolina and an American Minister to Russia; and Williams, a signer of the Ordinance of Secession.
		Middleton Place was burned by Federal troops in February 1865 and the only structure remaining that was restorable was the south flanker structure, which is what one can see and visit today.
	www.civilwargazette.faithsite.com /content.asp?CID=91635 (304 words)

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		MIDDLETON, ARTHUR (1742–1787), American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born at Middleton Place on the Ashley river, South Carolina, on the 26th of June 1742.
		He was a member of the provincial Council of Safety in 1775–1776, and a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776–1777.
		He was captured by the British at Charleston in May 1780, was exchanged in July 1781, was again a delegate to Congress in1781–1783, and later served in the state legislature.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=45077 (227 words)

	Middleton Place - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Middleton Place (65 acres) is a historic plantation with gardens located along the Ashley River at 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina.
		In 1865, near the end of the Civil War, the plantation was burned and looted by Union troops in retaliation for the owner's signing of the Ordinance of Secession.
		Its gardens were further damaged by the great Charleston earthquake of 1886, and lay neglected until inherited by J. Pringle Smith in 1916, who then began their restoration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Middleton_Place (251 words)

	John Hancock
		He was preceded in office by Henry Middleton and succeeded by Henry Laurens.
		He was the seventh President of the United States in Congress assembled, from November 23, 1785 to June 6, 1786.
		He was preceded in that position by Richard Henry Lee and succeeded by Nathaniel Gorham.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/John_Hancock.html (518 words)

	Wyoming - Powered By Bloglines
		The Middleton’s were one of the richest and most influential families in the antebellum south.
		Arthur’s son Henry Middleton (1770-1846) was Governor of South Carolina and an Ambassador to Russia.
		Williams Middleton (1809 – 1883) was a signer of the Ordinance of Secession that launched the American Civil War.
	www.bloglines.com /blog/WyomingJohn (607 words)

	MissionandHistory
		The town of Summerville was settled in the late eighteenth century as a summer resort for planters who wished to escape the malaria prevalent on their rice plantations; the town later became a winter resort as well.
		Middleton Place Gardens, the remains of an old rice plantation, are the oldest landscaped gardens in the country, having been laid out in 1741.
		Middleton Place was the home of Henry Middleton (1717-1784), president of the Continental Congress, his son Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and his grandson Henry Middleton (1770-1846), a governor, United States Congressman, and ambassador to Russia.
	www.dorchestercounty.net /MissionandHistory.htm (287 words)

	Henry Hudson's Second Voyage, 1608: The Northeast Passage
		Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church in 1534 had isolated England from most of Europe, and for most of the century threatened war to restore Catholic power - preferably through a subservient Catholic ruler on the throne.
		Henry's main allies were a group of small, rebellious states in Northern Europe.
		Henry was also not terribly interested in the New World, either, and was more intent on his own quest for an heir than in exploration.
	www.ianchadwick.com /hudson/hudson_overview.htm (7354 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Henry Middleton
		Henry Middleton (1717 – June 13, 1784) of South Carolina was the second President of the Continental Congress, and thus the leader of what was to become the United States, from October 22, 1774 until Peyton Randolph was able to resume his duties briefly beginning on May 10, 1775.
		He was succeeded by his son Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), who went on to sign the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.
		He was Governor of South Carolina (1810-1812), U.S. Representative (1815-1819), and the Minister to Russia (1820-1830).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Henry_Middleton (388 words)

	South Carolina Royal Governor - Arthur Middleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Arthur Middleton, a Goose Creek man was, in 1719 President of the People of South Carolina, a body which invited the King of England to take over their government.
		Henry Middleton, son of Arthur, was a president of the Provincial and the Continental Congress.
		During the administration of Francis Nicholson, the successor of Moore, and that of Arthur Middleton, little of political importance occurred in relation to the colony, except the legal disputes in England concerning the rights of the proprietors.
	www.carolana.com /amiddleton.html (741 words)

	The Articles of Confederation - 1777
		Henry Middleton was one of the most influential political leaders of his time.
		Henry twice remarried, but his five sons and seven daughters were all children of his first wife.
		As Governor of Pennsylvania, although he was accused of negligence, he supported improvements of roads, and reformed the State penal and judicial systems.
	www.barefootsworld.net /aoc1777.html (8001 words)

	The Annual Antiques Forum at Colonial Williamsburg : Maine Antique Digest, May 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Charles H.P. Duell, a Middleton descendant, told about the preservation of the gardens of Middleton Place, restored since 1941, and the 1755 house built as a gentleman's guest wing beside the family residence that was burned during the Civil War.
		(Henry Middleton was president of the First Continental Congress, Arthur Middleton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the second Henry Middleton was governor of South Carolina and later America's minister to Russia, and Williams Middleton was a signer of the Ordinance of Secession.)
		He mentioned that the 55-room Middleton Inn, a short walk from the gardens and overlooking the Ashley River, was built in 1987 and won an award from the American Institute of Architects.
	www.maineantiquedigest.com /articles/may03/will0503.htm (2068 words)

	Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Middleton Place was established early in the life of the Carolina colony and served as a base of operations for a great Low Country planter family and was home to a dynamic African-American slave community.
		Begun in 1741 by Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress, the 60-acre landscaped garden was both an intellectual and emotional focus for successive generations of Middletons.
		Until 1865, the garden was nurtured and embellished by Henry's son, Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Arthur Middleton's son, Henry Middleton, who was Governor of South Carolina and U.S. Minister to Russia; and Governor Henry Middleton's son, Williams Middleton, who signed the Ordinance of Secession.
	www.aaacarolinas.com /Travel/Destinations/SC/middletonplace.htm (188 words)

	Charleston SC Plantations and Gardens - Charleston South Carolina
		Middleton Place Middleton Place was established early in the life of the Carolina colony and served as a base of operations for a great Low Country planter family and was home to a dynamic African-American slave community.
		Begun in 1741 by Henry Middleton, President of the First Continental Congress, the 60-acre landscaped garden was both an intellectual and emotional focus for successive generations of Middletons.
		Until 1865, the garden was nurtured and embellished by Henry's son, Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Arthur Middleton's son, Henry Middleton, who was Governor of South Carolina and U.S. Minister to Russia; and Governor Henry Middleton's son, Williams Middleton, who signed the Ordinance of Secession.
	www.charlestonsfinest.com /sc/plantations.htm (523 words)

	Henry Middleton. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Henry Middleton was one of the wealthiest planters in the South, the patriarch of the most powerful families anywhere in the nation and elected America’s second president.
		But he was replaced by his son who eventually became the signer of the Declaration of Independence and the articles of Confederation.
		He also served as an English prisoner of war and was twice elected Governor of his state.
	library.thinkquest.org /TQ0312172/middleton.html (231 words)

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