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== Independence ==

== Independence ==

Edward became the youngest member of the Continental Congress, at age 27. He was selected to sit on the important War and Ordinance Committee. Rutledge opposed independence and was singled out as the person responsible for delaying the vote.<ref>[http://www.edwardrutledge.com Edward Rutledge EdwardRutledge.com]</ref> He would vote for independence, becoming the youngest of the Signers. Six-months later he had joined the South Carolina militia. Subsequently, he was re-elected to Congress but did not return to [[Philadelphia]]. Edward and his brother-and-law were imprisoned when Charleston was captured by the British. Edward was imprisoned at [[St. Augustine]].

Edward became the youngest member of the Continental Congress, at age 27. He was selected to sit on the important War and Ordinance Committee. Rutledge opposed independence led the effort against the [[Lee Resolution]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=sqoBHhCHWUQC&pg=PA352 Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor: The Forging of American Independence, 1774-1776]</ref>  Afterwards he was singled out as the person responsible for delaying the vote.<ref>[http://www.edwardrutledge.com Edward Rutledge EdwardRutledge.com]</ref> He would vote for independence, becoming the youngest of the Signers. Six-months later he had joined the South Carolina militia. Subsequently, he was re-elected to Congress but did not return to [[Philadelphia]]. Edward and his brother-and-law were imprisoned when Charleston was captured by the British. Edward was imprisoned at [[St. Augustine]].

After the war Rutledge became the governor of South Carolina in 1798. He would only live two more years, dying before his term was complete.

After the war Rutledge became the governor of South Carolina in 1798. He would only live two more years, dying before his term was complete.