Thomas Roper | |
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| 10th Mayor of Charleston | |
| In office 1799–1801 | |
| Preceded by | Henry William de Saussure |
| Succeeded by | John Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1760 |
| Died | April 15,1829 (aged 68–69) |
Thomas Roper (1760-1829) was the tenth intendent (mayor) of Charleston,South Carolina,serving two terms between 1799 and 1801. As mayor of Charleston,he was influential in the move to build a chapel at the Charleston Orphan House;it was completed in 1801. He died on April 15,1829,and is buried in the graveyard at St. Philips in Charleston,South Carolina. [1] Because his only son died without an heir in 1845,Roper's real estate on East Battery and Queen Streets (worth $30,000) passed to the Medical Society of South Carolina. [2] Roper Hospital is named in his honor. [3]