politician
Thomas Heyward, Jr..
signer of the US Decleration of Independence (1746-1809)
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About Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Heyward Jr. was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and politician. Heyward was active politically during the Revolutionary Era. As a member of the Continental Congress representing South Carolina, he signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Heyward's imprisonment in Florida by the British for nearly a year and the loss of a considerable number of slaves led to his being proclaimed a martyr of the revolution.
Everything about Thomas Heyward, Jr. →- Occupation
- politician, judge
- Citizenship
- United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- July 28, 1746
- Died
- March 6, 1809, April 17, 1809