Thomas Heyward Jr.'s Birth Card: The King of Hearts

In the record

Thomas Heyward Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and politician. The birth-card coordinate for July 28 is the King of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast.

The King of Hearts coordinate

Thomas Heyward Jr.'s birthday maps to the King of Hearts (The Compassionate King). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about the Declaration and not a verdict on Thomas Heyward Jr.. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You hold emotional authority without hiding behind it.

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Thomas Heyward Jr. in the public record

Heyward was active politically during the Revolutionary Era. As a member of the Continental Congress representing South Carolina, he signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Heyward's imprisonment in Florida by the British for nearly a year and the loss of a considerable number of slaves led to his being proclaimed a martyr of the revolution. Heyward was born in St. Luke's Parish (now known as Jasper County), South Carolina, the son of Mary (Miles) and Daniel Heyward. He was educated at home, then traveled to England to study law where he was a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775 and the following year was the last delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence. Heyward returned to South Carolina in 1778 to serve as a judge.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Thomas Heyward Jr. (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the King of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Thomas Heyward Jr., and not a forecast of the Revolution.

Commanding emotional authority with depth and care

Thomas Heyward Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and politician.

Paired on relationship and feeling — the domain ♥ governs in this system. Markers in the record: father.

Also on the record

1. In 1778, he presided over a trial in which several persons were tried for treason; they were convicted and executed within view of the British lines.
2. In command of a militia force, he was taken prisoner by the British during the siege of Charleston.
3. On August 27, 1780, British troops took him from his Charleston home (presently owned by the Charleston Museum) at 87 Church Street and detained him in the Old Exchange Building.
4. They confiscated all of his slaves, and although he later reclaimed some of them, 130 were permanently confiscated and transported to sugar plantations in Jamaica, a loss of $50,000 in property.

Other verified signers with this card

• Oliver Wolcott — King of Hearts

FAQ

What is Thomas Heyward Jr.'s birth card?

The King of Hearts. July 28 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a signer or a revolution?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast character, politics, or fate.

Where do Thomas Heyward Jr.'s dates come from?

Birth date 1746-07-28 is the NARA Signers Factsheet day. Wikipedia's infobox records 1746-07-28. The month and day match Wikipedia. Bioguide is a corroborating congressional biography. Wikidata P569 is a precision=11 QA check only — it is not the public date.

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