Ralph Stead Izard
1783–1816 (age 33)
Planter/Politician
Biography
Ralph Stead Izard balanced life as a planter with duties in politics, carrying the interests of South Carolina during the early republic while advocating for national unity.
His resting place at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Cemetery marks the gratitude of a state whose voice he helped to amplify in the nation’s formative years.