Miles Brewton (1731-1775)
Col. Miles Brewton, of Charleston, Member of the Commons & Council of Safety
He made an opportune marriage and went on to own eight ships, becoming South Carolina's largest slave trader & with it one of its wealthiest men. By the time of the Revolutionary War, he owned several plantations (growing rice & indigo), including Mount Joseph in today's Calhoun County. He was elected a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. In August, 1775, while traveling with his family in that capacity to Philadelphia, their ship went down and they were all drowned at sea.
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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 26/08/2019 and last updated on 30/12/2019.