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John Moultrie (politician)
John Moultrie (18 January 1729 – 1798) was an English politician who served as deputy governor of East Florida in the years before the American Revolutionary War. He became acting governor when his predecessor, James Grant, was invalided home in 1771 and held the position until 1774. Moultrie again became a deputy under his successor, Patrick Tonyn, returning to Great Britain in 1784. Early life and education Moultrie was one of five brothers who became a doctor after obtaining a medical degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1749. Personal life Moultrie was married twice, first to Dorothy Mortin in 1753 and later to Eleanor Austin in 1762. Moultrie moved to East Florida in 1767 and became a planter. Following the Revolutionary War and the loss of Florida by the British, Moultrie moved to England and died there in 1798. He was buried at Shifnal Church in Shropshire. In 1809, his daughter Cecilia married the naval officer John Bligh at St Marylebone. Moultrie's gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley, Cooper, and Wando rivers. Charleston had a population of 150,277 at the 2020 census. The 2020 population of the Charleston metropolitan area, comprising Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties, was 799,636 residents, the third-largest in the state and the 74th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States. Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Town, honoring King CharlesII, at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River (now Charles Towne Landing) but relocated in 1680 to its present site, which became the fifth-largest city in North America within ten years. It remained unincorpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
