Peter Manigault

Peter Manigault
Speaker of the South Carolina House of Commons
In office
1765–1772
Personal details
Born(1731-10-10)October 10, 1731
Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America
DiedNovember 12, 1773(1773-11-12) (aged 42)
London, England
Spouse
(m. 1755; died 1773)
Parent(s)Gabriel Manigault
Ann Ashby Manigault

Peter Manigault (October 10, 1731 – November 12, 1773) was an attorney, plantation owner, slave owner, and colonial legislator native to Charleston, South Carolina. He was the wealthiest man in the British North American colonies at the time of his death and owned hundreds of slaves. He was the son-in-law of Joseph Wragg, the largest slave trader of North America in the 1730s.