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St. Michael's Churchyard

Charleston, Italy

St. Michael's Churchyard

St. Michael's Churchyard, adjacent to historic St. Michael's Episcopal Church on the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets, in Charleston, South Carolina is the final resting place of some famous historical figures, including two signers of the Constitution of the United States. The church was establi

shed in 1751 as the second Anglican parish in Charleston, South Carolina. Interred in St. Michael's Churchyard are: Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746–1825) Colonel in the Continental Army, member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention and signer of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Minister to France, Federalist candidate for vice president, and later candidate for President of the United States in 1804 and 1808. Also interred is Pinckney's daughter, Maria Henrietta Pinckney, who wrote Quintessence of Long Speeches, Arranged as a Political Catechism in response to the 1830 nullification crisis. John Rutledge (1739–1800) Governor of South Carolina, 1779, member of the U.S. Constitutional Convention and signer of the U.S. Constitution, Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court Robert Young Hayne (1791–1839) Senator, Governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston Arthur Peronneau Hayne (c. 1789–1867...

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