Rawlins Lowndes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rawlins Lowndes

American politician

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1721

Place of Birth: Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1800

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Rawlins Lowndes (January 6, 1721 – August 24, 1800) was an American lawyer, planter and politician who became involved in the patriot cause after election to South Carolina's legislature, although he opposed independence from Great Britain.
Lowndes served as president/governor of South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, and after the war opposed his state's ratification of the U.S.
Constitution because it would restrict the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Lowndes also served as a state legislator and mayor of Charleston before his death.
Two of his sons, Thomas and William Lowndes, would serve in the U.S.
Congress.