1666 - 1722
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Rhett
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| Full Name at Birth |
William Rhett
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| Alternative Name |
Colonel Rhett, Col. William Rhett
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| Birthday |
4th September, 1666
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| Died |
12th January, 1722
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| Build |
Average
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Plantation owner, rice farmer, member of the South Carolina Assembly, colonel of the Provincial militia, receiver-general of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina, surveyor, comptroller of customs for Carolina and the Bahama Islands, merchant captain.
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| Occupation |
Business
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| Claim to Fame |
Capturing twice Stede Bonnet, the so-called "gentleman pirate.
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Colonel William Rhett (4 September 1666 – 12 January 1723) was an English-born planter, politician and military officer who moved to the Carolinas, where he spent the majority of his life. Born in London, Rhett emigrated to North America in 1694, accompanied by his wife Sarah. He gradually acquired ownership over several slave plantations which specialized in producing rice. Rhett also sat in the South Carolina General Assembly and served in the colonial militia; in 1718, he commanded two chartered sloops and defeated the Barbadian pirate Stede Bonnet in the Battle of Cape Fear River.
