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Richard Lushington
Though his Quaker faith precluded him from taking up arms, Lushington made the decision to join the Patriot cause and fight against the British during the American Revolution. Largely an outsider, joining the army may have been a means for Lushington to gain further acceptance within Charleston's social elite.
Richard Lushington
Even through his 39 short years, Richard Lushington personified the change of the Revolutionary era. When he was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1751, the city was still relatively small but important in the rising British colonial empire—it would soon grow to become one of the most important cities in the new United States.
