A man of talent and of considerable civil distinction in the Colony. In 1732 he was the Receiver General of His Majesty's Quit Rents, and in 1734, the Secretary of the Colony. In 1738 he was appointed Register and Secretary of South Carolina for life.
Judge in Admiralty 1742. Member His Majesty's Council, Chief Justice 1749-52. Died August 27, 1752. Buried St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston..
Born in Charleston, about 1714, son of Hon. Robert Wright. Attorney General 21 years, March 20, 1761 Captain General and Governor in Chief of Georgia. Created Baronet in 1754. Died in England, Nove. 20, 1786
A merchant of Charles Town, of the firm of Houghton & Webb. (Houghton, Webb & Gwynn) Buried St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston.
Son of Thomas Smith, born 1718. Member Assembly 1748-62, Speaker 1755, 1760, 1762. Associate Justice Common Pleas 1766. Died at Newport, R.I., July 28, 1770, buried Trinity Church, Newport, R. I. Portrait by Theus in James S. Givves' Memorial Art Gallery, Charleston.
Law Judge, 1764. Master in Chancery. One of the Founders of the Charleston
Library. Died April 1781, aged 55 years.
[Portrait in possession of his grandson, William Burrows, Dalzell, S.C.]
"Grand Lodge Tabloid" of
The 239th Annual Communication
held in Charleston, South Carolina 5976