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Robert Barnwell Rhett, 1800 – 1876: A List of Selected Links & Materials about South Carolina’s Most Ardent Secessionist

Born Robert Barnwell Smith in Beaufort, SC, Rhett was a politician, United States Congressman, Charleston Mercury publisher and newspaperman, and ardent supporter of State's Rights and slavery. He became known as the "Father of Secession." Latest update: 24 July 2023