# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-rutledge
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:51:41.451Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-rutledge"
name: "Edward Rutledge"
slug: "edward-rutledge"
description: "Edward Rutledge was an American Founding Father and politician who signed the Continental Association and was the youngest signatory of the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th governor of South Carolina."
tagline: "American politician, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence (1749-1800)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rutledge%2C_Edward%2C_1749-1800_James_Earl.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1749-11-23"
deathDate: "1800-01-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.89
  momentum:             1.426071658594608
  historical:           18.13561733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Edward Rutledge"
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    title: "Edward Rutledge"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Edward Rutledge"
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    title: "Edward Rutledge"
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    title: "Edward Rutledge"
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    title: "Edward Rutledge"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump