Francis Salvador, a Sephardic Jew born into that community in London, and an emigrant to South Carolina, took his seat in that colonies Provincial Congress, making him the first Jewish elected official in North America.
Coat of arms of Francis Salvador.
He was killed in action in the American Revolution in 1776.
Interestingly, Salvador means "savior" or "salvation" in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese and is associated with Catholicism.
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