On this day 250 years ago in Charleston, the South Carolina House of Commons electted Henry Middleton, John Rutledge, Thomas Lynch, Christopher Gadsden and Edward Rutledge as delegates to the First Continental Congress. All would continue in leadership roles for South Carolina and the United States throughout the Revolution.

Source: https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/south-carolina-delegates-first-continental-congress/