Henry Middleton, 1717 – 1784

Colonial Gentleman

Henry Middleton, the second son of Arthur Middleton and Sarah Amory, was born near Goose Creek on the original land grant received by his grandfather Edward, who emigrated from England via Barbados. When his father died in 1737, twenty-year-old Henry inherited his home place, The Oaks in St. James Parish, and another 1600 acres of land on the Cooper River.

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Arthur Middleton, 1742 – 1787

The Revolutionary

Arthur Middleton was born at Middleton Place on June 26, 1742, the first-born child of Henry and Mary Williams Middleton. At the age of twelve he was sent to school in England, accompanying his Uncle William and his family when the latter emigrated there. He attended Harrow, Westminster School, Trinity College at Cambridge before being admitted to Middle Temple to study law.

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Henry Middleton, 1770 – 1846

The American Statesman

Henry Middleton, rice planter, politician and diplomat, was born in London, September 28, 1770, the son of Mary Izard and Arthur Middleton. As a young man, he traveled extensively in England and on the European continent before embarking on a political career as South Carolina Governor, U.S. Congressman and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. Petersburg.

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Williams Middleton, 1809 – 1883

The Antebellum Planter

Williams Middleton was the fifth son of Mary Helen Hering and Governor Henry Middleton. Born in 1809 on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, Williams attended school in England and then Paris when his parents and two older sisters went to Russia in 1820. He later joined his parents in St. Petersburg where he served as his father’s secretary in the U.S. legation.

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Beyond The Fields – Slavery at Middleton Place

The Beyond the Fields tour introduces visitors to the institution of slavery and the lives lived by enslaved Africans and African Americans – both slave and free - who labored at Middleton Place and other plantations throughout the South. It explores their personal and family lives, their faith, their leisure activities and the extraordinary cultural contributions they and their descendants made, and continue to make, to modern day America. Their story is a testament to the strength of the human spirit.

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Middleton Place

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Henry Middleton, 1717 – 1784

Colonial Gentleman

Arthur Middleton, 1742 – 1787

The Revolutionary

Henry Middleton, 1770 – 1846

The American Statesman

Williams Middleton, 1809 – 1883

The Antebellum Planter

Beyond The Fields – Slavery at Middleton Place

Let’s Talk Tuesday – “Plugged In To History”

On The Farm – “Plugged In To History”

Hands-On History – “Plugged In To History

History Unplugged – “Plugged In To History

Let’s Talk Tuesday – “Plugged In To History”

On The Farm – “Plugged In To History”

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Middleton Place

there are always more STORIES TO REVEAL

An Essential American Experience

Henry Middleton, 1717 – 1784

Colonial Gentleman

Arthur Middleton, 1742 – 1787

The Revolutionary

Henry Middleton, 1770 – 1846

The American Statesman

Williams Middleton, 1809 – 1883

The Antebellum Planter

Beyond The Fields – Slavery at Middleton Place

Let’s Talk Tuesday – “Plugged In To History”

On The Farm – “Plugged In To History”

Hands-On History – “Plugged In To History

History Unplugged – “Plugged In To History

Let’s Talk Tuesday – “Plugged In To History”

On The Farm – “Plugged In To History”

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