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 of arbitration on the sealing industry in the Behring Sea held at Paris in 1893, his advocacy of the British claims extorting the admiration of the tribunal and even of his opponents.

Admitted 4 February, 1791,

Eldest son of Rev. Edward Trotter of Downpatrick, co. Down. Claiming connexion with the Earls of Gowrie, he took the name of Rutliven in 1800. He entered Parliament for Downpatrick as a Whig in 1806, and again, after a long interval, in 1830, as a supporter of O'Connell, with whom he was returned for Dublin two years later. In Parliament he made himself conspicuous for persistency in moving the adjournment of the House, which led to uproar within and to personal encounters without. He was again returned with O'Connell for Dublin 1835, but unseated on petition. He died 31 March, 1836.

Admitted 12 January, 1767.

Fifth son of John Rutledge of Charlestown, S. Carolina, and younger brother of (q.v.). He was born at Charlestown 23 Nov. 1749. After his course at the Temple he returned to America, where he was chosen to the First Continental Congress and became a member of the Board of War. In the War he was taken prisoner; but on his release served in the Legislature and was Governour of his State in 1798. He died 23 Jan. 1800. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Admitted 11 October, 1754.

Son and heir of John Rutledge of Charlestown, S. Carolina, and elder brother of (q.v.). He was called to the Bar 8 Feb. 1760. He was a member of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 and of the First Continental Congress in 1774. He assisted in preparing the Constitution of South Carolina, and was the first State Governour. He took a prominent part in framing the Federal Constitution, and in July, 1795, became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He died 23 July, 1800.

Admitted 27 October, 1709.

Son and heir of Thomas Rutty, mercer, of Lombard Street, London, where he was born in 1687. He was educated at Cambridge, where he graduated M.B. in 1712 and M.D. in 1719. He was admitted to the College of Physicians in 1719, and obtained the Osteology Lectureship at Barber-Surgeons Hall in 1721. The following year he delivered the Gulstonian Lectures on the urinary organs, and these were published in book form in 1726. They contain a clear statement of the knowledge then existing on the subject. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1720. He died 10 June, 1730.