William Tennent
Third Presbyterian preacher of this name, Tennent died several miles south in 1777. He was born in 1740 of a renowned family of ministers and educators. From 1772 he served as pastor of the Independent Church of Charlestown. As a patriot, he prepared the up country for the Revolution and advocated the dissenters' appeal for equality in religious rights.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by The Presbyterian Synod of the Southeast
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