Henry Middleton (governor)

Henry Middleton
United States Minister to Russia
In office June 17, 1821 – August 3, 1830
President	James Monroe
Preceded by	George Washington Campbell
Succeeded by	John Randolph (did not present credentials)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 1st district
In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819
Preceded by	Langdon Cheves
Succeeded by	Charles Pinckney
43rd Governor of South Carolina
In office December 8, 1810 – December 10, 1812
Lieutenant	Eldred Simkins
Preceded by	John Drayton
Succeeded by	Joseph Alston
Member of the South Carolina State Senate from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office November 26, 1810 – December 8, 1810 Alongside James Kennedy
Preceded by	John Blake
Succeeded by	John Johnson
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from St. Phillip's and St. Michael's Parish
In office November 22, 1802 – November 26, 1810
Personal details
Born	September 28, 1770 London, England, Great Britain
Died	June 14, 1846 (aged 75) Charleston, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic-Republican (until 1830)
Other political affiliations	Union Party of South Carolina (1830–onward)
Profession	planter, politician

Henry Middleton (September 28, 1770 – June 14, 1846) was an American planter and political leader from Charleston, South Carolina. He was the 43rd Governor of South Carolina (1810–1812), represented South Carolina in the U. S. Congress (1815–1819). He served as Minister to Russia (1820–1830), being sent there in the first instance to replace George Washington Campbell so as to look after slave-owners' interests in the discussions preparatory to arbitration by Czar Alexander I on the question of compensation under Article 1 of the Treaty of Ghent as regards enslaved Americans who went away with British during and after the War of 1812.^[1]

His father (Arthur Middleton) and his grandfather (Henry Middleton) had both served in the Continental Congress. Son - Williams Middleton.

His summer home at Greenville from 1813-1820, known as Whitehall, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[2] He and his family also spent some of their summer in Newport, RI staying at Stone Villa (demolished in 1957).

References

1. Harold E. Berquist, Jr (1981): Henry Middleton and the Arbitrament of the Anglo-American Slave Controversy by Tsar Alexander I, The South Carolina Historical Magazine Vol. 82, No. 1 (Jan., 1981), pp. 20-31
2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• United States Congress Biography of Henry Middleton
• SCIway Biography of Henry Middleton
• NGA Biography of Henry Middleton