Personal Life
Middleton married Mary Williams in 1741, and had 7 daughters and 5 sons. After Williams died in 1761, Middleton would go on to marry twice more, second to Maria Henrietta Bull and third to Mary McKenzie, but he would not have more children. Middleton's son, Arthur (1742–1787) would also get involved in politics, succeeding his father as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1776, after his resignation, and, later on, sign the Declaration of Independence. His grandson, also named Henry (1770–1846), had a long career in politics. He was Governor of South Carolina (1810–1812), U.S. Representative (1815–1819), and the minister to Russia (1820–1830).
Several of Middleton's other children married into prominent families. Hester married S.C. Lt. Governor Charles Drayton, grandson of South Carolina Governor William Bull. Henrietta married Governor Edward Rutledge, and Sarah was the first wife of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
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