Citation Information
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Title
Rhett, Robert Barnwell
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Coverage
December 21, 1800–September 14, 1876
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Author
Michael S. Reynolds
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Keywords
Congressman, U.S. senator, elected to the state House of Representative by the voters of St. Bartholomew’s Parish, earned a reputation as one of South Carolina’s most vehement critics of the Tariff of 1828, the so-called “Tariff of Abominations.”, Bluffton Movement, leader of the immediate secessionists, or “fire-eaters,” in South Carolina, prominent role at the Montgomery Convention,
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/rhett-robert-barnwell/view/images
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Access Date
December 26, 2024
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Original Published Date
June 20, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 23, 2022
