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'''Thomas Heyward, Jr.''' was a early American statesman, a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]], a soldier, and Judge for the state of [[South Carolina]].

'''Thomas Heyward, Jr.''' was a early American statesman, a signer of the [[Declaration of Independence]], a soldier, and Judge for the state of [[South Carolina]].

==Early Life==

==Early life==

He was the eldest son of Colonel Daniel Heyward, a wealthy and highly respected planter, and was born in the parish of St. Luke, South Carolina, in 1746. His opportunities for obtaining a liberal education were freely afforded by his father, and were faithfully improved by the son. He became ardently attached to the Greek and Roman classics, and dwelt with rapture upon the history of republican freedom The principles of rational liberty became deeply rooted in his mind at an early age, and when manhood dawned upon him they were thoroughly matured.

He was the eldest son of Colonel Daniel Heyward, a wealthy and highly respected planter, and was born in the parish of St. Luke, South Carolina, in 1746. His opportunities for obtaining a liberal education were freely afforded by his father, and were faithfully improved by the son. He became ardently attached to the Greek and Roman classics, and dwelt with rapture upon the history of republican freedom The principles of rational liberty became deeply rooted in his mind at an early age, and when manhood dawned upon him they were thoroughly matured.

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