[[File:Arthurmiddleton.jpg|right|thumb|200px| Arthur Middleton]]
[[File:Arthurmiddleton.jpg|right|thumb|200px| Arthur Middleton]]
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'''Arthur Middleton''' (b. June 26, 1742; d. January 1, 1787) is a founding father of [[America]], he was a member of the Council of Safety (against its enemies) that virtually ruled the province until a provisional government was established. Also, a son of Henry Middleton- President of the [[First Continental Congress]], elected to replace his father's seat as the South Carolina delegate to the [[Second Continental Congress]] and he would be a prisoner-of-war in the America Revolution.
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'''Arthur Middleton''' (b. June 26, 1742; d. January 1, 1787) was one of the [[United States]]' [[Founding Fathers]]. Middleton was a member of [[South Carolina]]'st Council of Safety (against its enemies), a body that virtually ruled the province until a provisional government was established. His father was Henry Middleton, President of the [[First Continental Congress]]; Arthur Middleton was elected to take his father's seat as South Carolina's delegate to the [[Second Continental Congress]]. Middleton was also a prisoner-of-war in the America Revolution.