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{{Officeholder
|name=John Rutledge
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{{Officeholder/Supreme Court Justice
|role=Associate
|nominator=[[George Washington]]
|terms=September 26, 1789 – March 5, 1791
|preceded=[[John Rutledge]]
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|succeeded=[[Thomas Johnson]]
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'''John Rutledge''' (September 17, 1739 - July 18, 1800) was an [[United States of America|American]] statesman and judge. He was the first [[Governor of South Carolina]] following the signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. For a time, he held dictatorial powers in that state. He was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], and he signed the [[United States Constitution]]. He served as an Associate Justice on the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], and was the second [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] of the Court from August to December 1795. He was the elder brother of [[Edward Rutledge]], a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
'''John Rutledge''' (September 17, 1739 - July 18, 1800) was an [[United States of America|American]] statesman and judge. He was the first [[Governor of South Carolina]] following the signing of the [[Declaration of Independence]]. For a time, he held dictatorial powers in that state. He was a delegate to the [[Constitutional Convention]], and he signed the [[United States Constitution]]. He served as an Associate Justice on the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], and was the second [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] of the Court from August to December 1795. He was the elder brother of [[Edward Rutledge]], a signatory of the Declaration of Independence.
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