Gabriel Manigault

Gabriel Manigault (March 17, 1758 – November 4, 1809) was an American architect.[1]

For his grandfather, see Gabriel Manigault (merchant).
Gabriel Manigault
1794 Portrait of Manigault by Gilbert Stuart
Born(1758-03-17)March 17, 1758
Charleston, South Carolina
DiedNovember 4, 1809(1809-11-04) (aged 51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)
Margaret Izard
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(m. 1785; his death 1809)​
Parent(s)Elizabeth Wragg Manigault
Peter Manigault
RelativesCharles Manigault Morris (grandson)

Early life

Manigault was born in Charleston, South Carolina on March 17, 1758. He was the son of Elizabeth Wragg Manigault (1736–1773) and Peter Manigault (1731–1773), the wealthiest person in British North America in 1770.[2] His sister, Henrietta Manigault, was the wife of Nathaniel Heyward, a wealthy rice planter who accumulated at least twenty-two plantations and assorted lands throughout the low country.[1]

His great-grandfather was Pierre Manigault (1664–1729), a French Huguenot who was born in La Rochelle, France and settled in Charleston.[3]

Career

He went to study in Geneva, Switzerland, and London, and came back to Charleston after the American Revolutionary War.[4] He employed Greek Revival and Adamesque styles.

His works include the Joseph Manigault House, in Charleston, South Carolina, a National Historic Landmark, designed in the Adam style of Robert Adam, built in 1790.[4][5]

In Charleston, he designed only five homes.[4] He may have designed Presqui'ile and William Blacklock House.

Between the late 1780s and 1790s, the family traveled north frequently, visiting the Izard family who lived in New York. In 1805, Manigault sold part of his South Carolina land, and moved permanently to Clifton, an estate near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

Personal life
1794 Portrait of Manigault's wife, Margaret Izard, by Gilbert Stuart

In 1785, Manigault was married to Margaret Izard (1768–1824), the daughter of Alice (née DeLancey) Izard and Ralph Izard, a member of the Continental Congress and a United States Senator from South Carolina from 1789 to 1805. After her father's death in 1804, her mother lived in Philadelphia. Together, Gabriel and Margaret were the parents of:[1]

  • Harriet Manigault, who married Samuel Wilcocks.[1]
  • Elizabeth Manigault Morris (1785–1822), who married Lewis Morris (1785–1863), a grandson of Lewis Morris, 3rd and last Lord of Morrisania Manor who was a Continental Congressman and signer of the Declaration of Independence.[1]
  • Peter Manigault (1788–1788), who died young.
  • Gabriel Henry Manigault (1788–1834), who married his first cousin, Anne Manigault Heyward (1800–1855).[1]
  • Ann Manigault (d. 1792)[1]
  • Charlotte Manigault[1]
  • Charles Izard Manigault (1795–1874), who married his first cousin, Elizabeth Heyward (1808–1877).[6][7]
  • Emma Manigault[1]
  • Ann Manigault (d. 1800)[1]
  • Edward Manigault[1]
  • Caroline Manigault.[1]

He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 4, 1809.

Descendants

Through his daughter Elizabeth, he was the grandfather of Margaret Ann "Meta" Morris (1810–1881), who married John Berkley Grimball;[1] and Capt. Charles Manigault Morris (1820–1895) of the Confederate States Navy.[3]

References
  1. "Manigault, Morris, and Grimball Family Papers, 1795-1832". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. The North Carolina Historical Review. 47. Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Historical Commission. 1970. p. 17.
  3. Prioleau, Horry Frost; Manigault, Edward Lining (2010). Register of Carolina Huguenots, Vol. 2, Dupre - Manigault. p. 1143. ISBN 978-0-557-24266-5. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  4. Tray Stephenson and Bernard Kearse (April 19, 1993), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Joseph Manigault House (pdf), National Park Service and Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1960 (32 KB)
  5. Smith, Alice R. Huger; Smith, D.E. Huger (2007). The Dwelling Houses of Charleston. Charleston: The History Press. p. 71. ISBN 9781596292611.
  6. "Charles Izard Manigault and His Family in Rome - Ferdinando Cavalleri - Google Arts & Culture". Google Cultural Institute. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. "Charles Izard Manigault | Gibbes People's Choice". www.gibbespeopleschoice.org. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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