St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston
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St. Michael's Churchyard, adjacent to historic St. Michael's Episcopal Church on the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets, in
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is the final resting place of some famous historical figures, including two signers of the
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. The church was established in 1751 as the second Anglican parish in
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. Interred in St. Michael's Churchyard are: *
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an American statesman, military officer and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as List of ambassadors of the United States to France, United S ...
(1746–1825) Colonel in the
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, member of the
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and signer of the
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, U.S. Minister to France,
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candidate for Vice President, and later candidate for
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in 1804 and 1808 *
John Rutledge John Rutledge Jr. (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ...
(1739–1800)
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, 1779, member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention and signer of the
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, Chief Justice of
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* Robert Young Hayne (1791–1839) Senator,
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, and mayor of Charleston * Arthur Peronneau Hayne (c. 1789–1867) U.S. Senator from South Carolina * William Dickinson Martin (1789–1833) U.S. Congressman from South Carolina *
Mordecai Gist Mordecai Gist (1743–1792) was a member of a prominent Maryland family who became a brigadier general in command of the Maryland Line in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Life Gist was born February 22, 1742/3 in Ba ...
(1742–1792)
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general * Thomas M. Wagner,
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Lieutenant Colonel and namesake for Battery Wagner. *
Henrietta Johnston Henrietta de Beaulieu Dering Johnston (c. 1674 – March 9, 1729) was a pastelist of uncertain origin active in the Colonial history of the United States, English colonies in North America from approximately 1708 until her death. She is both the ...
and her second husband Across the street is St. Michael's Church Cemetery. Interred here is Francis Kinloch (1755–1826) a delegate to
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from South Carolina. J. A. W. Iusti, Frederick Julius Ortmann, and Christopher Werner were three German born forgers of wrought iron in Charleston. Iusti's creation of the St. Michael's Cemetery Gate "Sword Gate" is one of the two most notable iron gates in Charleston, the other being the "Sword Gate" by Werner.


See also

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List of burial places of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States Burial places of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are located across 26 U.S. state, states and the District of Columbia. The state with the most Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Court justice burial sites is Virg ...


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