• Supreme Court of the United States

  Judge

  1795 – 1795Appointed by George Washington

• Supreme Court of the United States

  Judge

  1789 – 1791 · 2 yrsAppointed by George Washington

Career

• rejected by Senate

  December 15

  1795 – present · 231 yrs

• resigned

  December 28

  1795 – present · 231 yrs

• Chief justice

  South Carolina Court of Common Pleas

  1791 – 1795 · 4 yrs

• Member

  South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution

  1788 – present · 238 yrs

• Delegate

  Federal Constitutional Convention

  1787 – present · 239 yrs

• State representative

  South Carolina

  1784 – 1790 · 6 yrs

• Judge

  Chancery Court of South Carolina

  1784 – 1790 · 6 yrs

• Delegate

  Continental Congress

  1782 – 1783 · 1 yr

• State representative

  South Carolina

  1782 – present · 244 yrs

• Governor

  South Carolina

  1779 – 1782 · 3 yrs

• Member

  South Carolina Council of Safety

  1776 – present · 250 yrs

• President

  South Carolina House of Representatives

  1776 – 1778 · 2 yrs

• Delegate

  Continental Congress

  1774 – 1776 · 2 yrs

• Delegate

  Stamp Act Congress

  1765 – present · 261 yrs

• Attorney general pro tem

  State of South Carolina

  1764 – 1765 · 1 yr

• Member

  South Carolina Commons House of Assembly

  1761 – 1776 · 15 yrs