William Moultrie

William Moultrie
Portrait of William Moultrie by Charles Willson Peale, 1782
35th Governor of South Carolina
In office December 5, 1792 – December 17, 1794
Lieutenant	James Ladson
Preceded by	Charles Pinckney
Succeeded by	Arnoldus Vanderhorst
In office February 11, 1785 – February 20, 1787
Lieutenant	Charles Drayton
Preceded by	Benjamin Guerard
Succeeded by	Thomas Pinckney
10th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
In office February 16, 1784 – February 11, 1785
Governor	Benjamin Guerard
Preceded by	Richard Beresford
Succeeded by	Charles Drayton
Personal details
Born	(1730-11-23)November 23, 1730 Charlestown, Province of South Carolina, British America
Died	September 27, 1805(1805-09-27) (aged 74) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain  United States of America
Branch/service	South Carolina militia Continental Army
Years of service	1761 1775–1783
Rank	Major General
Unit	2nd South Carolina Regiment
Battles/wars	Anglo-Cherokee War American Revolutionary War Battle of Sullivan's Island Battle of Beaufort Siege of Savannah Siege of Charleston

William Moultrie (/ˈmuːltriː/; November 23, 1730 – September 27, 1805) was an American slaveowning planter and politician who became a general in the American Revolutionary War. As colonel leading a state militia, in 1776 he prevented the British from taking Charleston, and Fort Moultrie was named in his honor.

After independence, Moultrie advanced as a politician; he was elected by the legislature twice within a decade as Governor of South Carolina (1785–1787, 1792–1794), serving two terms. (The state constitution kept power in the hands of the legislature and prohibited governors from serving two terms in succession.)