Francis Salvador

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Francis Salvador

1747-1776

First Jew in South Carolina to hold public office and to die for American Independence

He came to Charles Town from his native London in 1773 to develop extensive family landholdings in the frontier district of ...

Francis Salvador

1747-1776

This young English Jew settled near Coronaca in 1774, representing Ninety Six District in the provincial congresses of 1775-1776, and died in defense of his adopted home on Aug. 1, 1776. He was the first South Carolinian of his faith ...