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Robert Barnwell Rhett

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American politician (1800-1876)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1800 to 1876 · aged 75
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Robert Barnwell Rhett was an American politician who served as a member of the US House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1837 to 1849, a US Senator from South Carolina from 1850 to 1852, and as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862.

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Map of Charleston and its defenses, 1863, including a large riverfront property labelled RhettMap of Charleston and its defenses, 1863, including a large riverfront property labelled Rhett

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Robert Barnwell Rhett was an American politician who served as a member of the US House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1837 to 1849, a US Senator from South Carolina from 1850 to 1852, and as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862. As a staunch supporter of slavery and an early advocate of secession, he was a "Fire-Eater", nicknamed the "father of secession".

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Politician
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Lived 1800 to 1876 · aged 75
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