Peter Manigault | |
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Speaker of the South Carolina House of Commons | |
In office 1765–1772 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Charleston, Province of South Carolina, British America | October 10, 1731
Died | November 12, 1773 London, England | (aged 42)
Spouse | |
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.