St. Michael's Churchyard

{{For|the church and cemetery in Surrey, England|St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham}} '''St. Michael's Churchyard''', adjacent to historic [[St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)|St. Michael's Episcopal Church]] on the corner of Meeting and Broad Streets, is the final resting place of some famous historical figures, including two signers of the [[Constitution of the United States]]. The church was established 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 * [[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, South Carolina|Charleston]] * [[Arthur Peronneau Hayne]] (c.1789-1867) U.S. Senator from South Carolina * [[William Dickinson Martin]] (1789–1833) U.S. Congressman from South Carolina * [[Mordecai Gist]] (1742–1792) [[American Revolutionary War]] general * [[Thomas M. Wagner]], [[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Lieutenant Colonel]] and namesake for [[Battery Wagner]]). Across the street is St. Michael's Church Cemetery. Interred here is [[Francis Kinloch (Congressman)|Francis Kinloch]] (1755–1826) a delegate to [[Second Continental Congress]] from South Carolina. ==External links== *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=3672&CRid=641364& St. Michael's Churchyard at Find a grave] *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=641364 Famous interments, St. Michael's Churchyard at Find a grave] {{Coord missing|South Carolina}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Michael's Churchyard}}