Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Arthur Middleton
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Arthur Middleton, detail of an engraving by J.B. Longacre after a portrait by B. West
Related Questions
Read Next
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Washington, D.C. locator map.
What State Is Washington, D.C. In?
The United States Supreme Court building, Washington, D.C.
14 Questions About Government in the United States Answered
Bar graph of the United States Death Toll during major events. Infogram chart.
U.S. Death Toll During Major Events
The Battle of New Orleans, by E. Percy Moran, c. 1910. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812.
26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History
Discover
Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium
When Was the Periodic Table Invented?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who formulated the Four Freedoms.
7 Alphabet Soup Agencies that Stuck Around
World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok
Just How Many Oceans Are There?
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)
7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances
Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?

Arthur Middleton: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Arthur-Middleton
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born June 26, 1742 • near Charleston • South Carolina
Died January 1, 1787 (aged 44) • South Carolina
Title / Office Continental Congress (1781-1783), United States • Continental Congress (1776-1778), United States

Photos

Arthur Middleton, detail of an engraving by J.B. Longacre after a portrait by B. West
See All Images →
Edward Rutledge
American politician
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
American author, scientist, and statesman
Gilbert Stuart: portrait of John Adams
John Adams
president of United States
Francis Hopkinson
American lawyer, musician, and patriot
Stephen Hopkins
governor of Rhode Island
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams
American politician
Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry
vice president of United States
Wythe, George
George Wythe
American jurist
John Rutledge
John Rutledge
American chief justice
Robert R. Livingston
United States statesman
James Wilson
James Wilson
United States statesman
Roger Sherman, oil on canvas by Ralph Earl, c. 1775; in the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut. 164.1 × 126 cm.
Roger Sherman
American politician
Samuel Chase
Samuel Chase
United States jurist
Josiah Bartlett
United States statesman
John Hancock
John Hancock
United States statesman
Robert Morris, engraving, late 19th or early 20th century.
Robert Morris
American statesman
Witherspoon, John
John Witherspoon
American clergyman
Oliver Wolcott
United States statesman
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee
United States statesman
Charles Carroll.
Charles Carroll
United States statesman