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==Early life==

==Early life==

Edward was born in Charleston, South Carolina the youngest of Dr. John Rutledge's seven children. He had a classical education and his older brother John would mentor him in law studies. He was a student of [[Oxford]] university in [[England]] and Temple for his bar. Also, spent four years in the houses of parliament. With his English bar he returned to Charleston. All this was accomplished by his early twenties.

Edward was born in Charleston, South Carolina the youngest of Dr. John Rutledge's seven children. He had a classical education and his older brother John would mentor him in law studies. He was a student of [[Oxford]] university in [[England]] and Temple for his bar. Also, spent four years in the houses of parliament. With his English bar he returned to Charleston to practice law with his partner, [[Charles Cotesworth Pinckney]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UP3BCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT167 St. Philip's Church of Charleston: An Early History of the Oldest Parish in South Carolina]</ref> All this was accomplished by his early twenties.

Rutledge married the wealthy Henrietta Middleton, and they had three children. He remarried to Mary Shubrick and they had no children.

Rutledge married the wealthy Henrietta Middleton, and they had three children. He remarried to Mary Shubrick and they had no children.