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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. Because his only son died without an heir in 1845, Col. Roper's real estate on East Battery and Queen Streets (worth $30,000) passed to the Medical Society of South Carolina. Roper Hospital is named in his honor.

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1. "Thomas Roper (1760-1829)". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
2. Leland, Jack (August 19, 1985). "Apartment Building Was Home Of Original Roper Hospital". Charleston News & Courier. pp. 2–B. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
3. "Portraits Of 3 Prominent Men Now On Display". Charleston News & Courier. February 12, 1939. pp. iii-3. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

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