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September 14, 1876 - Robert Barnwell Rhett, newspaper editor, "Fire Eater" secessionist, dies at St. James Parish, Louisiana.
Rhett, Robert Barnwell - South Carolina Encyclopedia
Congressman, U.S. senator. Rhett was born Robert Barnwell Smith in Beaufort on December 21, 1800, the eighth child of James Smith and Marianna Gough. The Smith sons changed their surname to Rhett in 1837 to honor their ancestor Colonel William Rhett. Robert Barnwell Rhett attended Beaufort...
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